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	<title>Bird Training Blog &#187; Reinforcement</title>
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		<title>What is a Stimulus?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Behavior Science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this short article I would like to address the definition of the behavior science term “stimulus.” The term is defined in Webster’s as: “… [S]omething that rouses or incites to activity … an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts (as by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training and Behavior Terms Defined</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with all aspects of life, clear communication between  caregivers, trainers, and behaviorists is vitally important if we are all to help each other solve behavior problems with our birds. One tenet of clear  communication is the vocabulary used for such communications. To foster clear  communication I will be posting a series of short articles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Training Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr Susan Friedman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sid Price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackpots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parrot training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Rewards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that my (enable sarcasm) favorite internet bird trainers (sarcasm off … for now) have discovered two new and powerful techniques that we professionals have been hiding because we purposely use words they can’t understand, or more accurately that they claim the average parrot owner doesn’t understand. While this new “secret” is flawed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Punishment Revisted</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr Susan Friedman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Weight management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my last blog article I wrote about the importance of using the terms of Operant Conditioning (OC) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) correctly and consistently. The article was inspired by what I considered to be a disappointing article published by Karen Pryor, in particular her discussion of Punishment. In response to my post I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethical training as a way of life</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/ethical-training-is-a-way-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr Susan Friedman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[punishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinforcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was written as my &#8220;Letter from the President&#8221; in the current issue of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators Flyer member&#8217;s magazine. I received emails and even a phone call or two from my IAATE collegues who had found it useful and even inspirational. I believe it is worth publishing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I need help with my phobic parrot!</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/i-need-help-with-my-phobic-parrot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You read it all the time in internet chat groups and even magazine articles, &#8220;I need urgent help with my phobic (insert parrots species).&#8221; It seems to me that the majority of people asking these questions and many of those answering them do not understand what phobia is. Let&#8217;s start by going to Webster&#8217;s for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I scared my bird!</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/i-scared-my-bird/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Training is an ongoing thing. No matter how well we believe our birds are trained, no matter how hard we have worked to generalize behavior, one day in our confidence we make a mistake. That happened to me this morning …   Mijo is a yellow-naped Amazon; he is just over a year old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8th Annual Raptor Handling Class</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/8th-annual-raptor-handling-class/</link>
		<comments>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/8th-annual-raptor-handling-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 18:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avian Ambassadors is pleased to announce the dates of the 8th Annual Raptor Handling Class.The class, presented by Avian Ambassadors founder Sid Price, will be held on July 30-31, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel in Albuquerque, NM. Running from 9 am until 5 pm  on Saturday and Sunday the class is an excellent opportunity for both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Positive Least Intrusive Trainers</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/most-positive-least-intrusive-trainers/</link>
		<comments>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/most-positive-least-intrusive-trainers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr Susan Friedman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[punishment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sid Price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Martin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Most positive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using only positive reinforcement seems like the right thing to do, however telling anyone that is what they should do is possibly setting them up for failure by taking tools off the table that in some circumstances may be required. The world is just not built that way; nor are animals “wired” to operate that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6th Annual Raptor Handling Class</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/6th-annual-raptor-handling-class/</link>
		<comments>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/6th-annual-raptor-handling-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reinforcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avian Ambassadors&#8217; 6th Annual Raptor Handling Class Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July, 2009 From 9.30a to 4.00p at The Marriott Hotel, Albuquerque, NM Meet the stars of the Flights of Education Shows We are pleased to announce the dates for our 6th Annual Raptor Handling Class. This year&#8217;s class will be held at the [...]]]></description>
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