A brief outline of the types of techniques used to change behaviour:
Habituation
- also known as adaptation occurs when a dog begins to have a less negative reaction to stimuli after being exposed to it several times
Counterconditioning
-undoing the effects of previous conditioning, often by providing a positive reinforcer to a stimulus that the dog has previously formed a negative association to.
Systematic Desensitization
- similar to counter conditioning but with additional elements of encouraging relaxation and systematic exposure to the problematic stimuli going from least to most problematic situation. The dog overcomes its fears gradually.
Flooding
- exposing the dog to the feared stimuli in one go.
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