Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
by Karen Pryor
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Author: Karen PryorEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Published: 2002-03
ISBN: 1860542387
Number of pages: 220
Publisher: Ringpress Books Ltd
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Book Review: Don't Shoot Yourself - You'll Want to After Reading this Book!
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is great if you want to train animals. It cannot do anything - ANYTHING - other than that. Behaviorism is lifeless and stifling, and causes just as many problems as it "solves." Pryor, a Skinner disciple, agrees with his philosophy that we have nothing to do with our actions. She states that our own creativity is actually a factor of reinforcement by others or the environment. That's not really creativity, if you think about it. This book disgusted me, especially when Pryor started her lifeless rampage that we are "evolved social animals," which may explain why she equates human behavior with animal behavior. She even goes so far to say that sex is a "mutual exchange of positive reinforcers."
Summary of Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
"Whatever the task, whether keeping a??four-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy,??coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will go??fast, and better, and be more fun, if you know how??to use reinforcement."--Karen??Pryor.Now Karen Pryor clearly explains the??underlying principles of behavioral training and through??numerous fascinating examples reveals how this art??can be applied to virtually any common situation.??And best of all, she tells how to do it without??yelling threats, force, punishment, guilt trips--or??shooting the dog. 8 methods for putting an end to??all kinds of undesirable behavior. The 10 laws of??"shaping" behavior--for results without strain??or pain through "affection training."??How to combat your own addictions to alcohol,??drugs, cigarettes, overheating or whatever, how to deal??with such difficult problems as a moody spouse, an??impossible teen, or an aged parent. Plus. .??.House training the dog, improving your tennis game,??keeping the cat off the table, and much more!
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