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LEADER: 02055cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2009002287
003 DLC
005 20100223143046.0
008 090205s2009 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2009002287
020 $a9780743297769
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn180755991
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050 00 $aQL785$b.P79 2009
082 00 $a591.5/13$222
100 1 $aPryor, Karen,$d1932-
245 10 $aReaching the animal mind :$bclicker training and what it teaches us about all animals /$cKaren Pryor.
250 $a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2009.
300 $avii, 258 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-237).
520 $aAfter thirty years of training creatures both tame and wild, Karen Pryor, pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, presents what she knows about teaching animals and what they in turn have taught her. Pryor's clicker-training system is a safe, effective way to modify and shape behavior. Karen can teach anyone to train animals with a cheap, plastic, handheld clicker, rewarding wanted behaviors and ignoring the unwanted. No leash-jerking. No pushing. No smacking. Animals quickly learn that one behavior gets them a reinforcing click and a bit of food, while undesirable behaviors get them nothing. Given the choice, animals quickly focus on what works and abandon what doesn't. Pryor explains the science behind her system, how it works and why it works, and its applications for teaching humans as well.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aClicker training (Animal training)
650 0 $aAnimal intelligence.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2009002287-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009002287-s.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1006/2009002287-b.html