Changing Undesirable Behaviors

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attempt to escape from the house when it was given the opportunity during the first four days. As the days progressed, it's total number of escapes decreased. This could be attributed to the fact that every time it found it's way outside, it was immediately picked up and returned to it's proper location. This is a perfect example of using the untraining technique of "negative reinforcement". Even thought the intent was to protect the cat from the harsh threats that awaited it in the real world, it was effective in reducing the number of escapes. After data collection was completed for the four days of observation, a program was implemented to begin untraining of the subject. Throughout days five through eight, two types of behavior modification were used in addition to the negative reinforcement it was already accustomed to. Days five and six were dedicated to the use of "punishment" while days seven and eight involved the use of "training the incompatible behavior". Each ...

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