Carrots and Sticks

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Principles of Animal Training

By Robert Boakes and Professor Paul McGreevy

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Carrots and Sticks by Robert Boakes and Professor Paul McGreevy delves into the behavioural science behind how animals learn, focusing on the concepts of rewards and punishments. The book utilises examples from the animal kingdom to explain the principles of conditioning and training, offering insights into the efficacy and ethics of various reinforcement strategies. It's a fascinating exploration of the science and implications of these practices across different species.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by how animals learn and are curious about the science behind motivation and behaviour in the natural world. With insights from experts in psychology and animal behaviour, it's perfect for anyone interested in understanding the mechanisms of rewards and deterrents in both human and animal learning.

Carrots and Sticks

Drawing on interviews with leading animal trainers, Carrots and sticks offers 50 case studies that explore the step-by-step training of a wide variety of companion, working and exotic animals. It reviews the preparation of animals prior to training and common pitfalls encountered.

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Have you ever wondered how a sheepdog, police horse, leopard or octopus is trained? Carrots and Sticks brings behavioural science to life, explaining animal training techniques in the language of learning theory. The first sections on instinct and intelligence, rewards and punishers are richly infused with examples from current training practice, and establish the principles that are explored later in the unique case studies.

Drawing on interviews with leading animal trainers, Carrots and Sticks offers 50 case studies that explore the step-by-step training of a wide variety of companion, working, and exotic animals. It reviews the preparation of animals prior to training and common pitfalls encountered.

The book's accessible style will challenge your preconceptions and simplify your approach to all animal-training challenges. This exciting text will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest, amateur or professional, in the general basics of animal training, as well as to students of psychology, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and animal science.

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Carrots and Sticks: Principles of Animal Training is praised for its solid grounding in verified theoretical knowledge and academic research, distinguishing it from anecdotal advice that might not apply universally.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921364150

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 November 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Darlington Press

Edition: First published in 2007 by Cambridge University Press

Illustration: 1 Tables, color; 1 Tables, black and white; 368 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 1065g

Pages: 318

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About the Author

Paul McGreevy is a professor of animal behaviour and welfare in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Veterinary Science.

Robert Boakes is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Sydney.