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		<title>What is a Stimulus?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Behavior and Learning Defined</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although this is the third in the series of short articles I realized that perhaps it should have been the first and this realization will hopefully enable me to present future articles in a better sequence, one that builds a foundation to support the subsequent articles.  This article addresses two fundamental terms; behavior and learning. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training and Behavior Terms &#8211; Punishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second in this series of short articles about training terminology. If you missed the first installment you can find it here. All of the definitions used in this series are taken from “Learning and Behavior” by Paul Chance. Anyone who is interested in getting good solid information about behavior science should seriously consider purchasing a copy [...]]]></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>Getting your Training Perspective Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our upbringing and socialization are responsible for the way we approach pretty much everything in life and training is no different. I have written before about the language we use when we speak about training. While watching a PBS program about wild horse management in the western USA I saw an interview with Ginger Kathrens of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Flying Companion Parrots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a growing interest in the companion parrot world in keeping birds fully flighted, i.e. not clipping wings. As someone who keeps fully flighted birds and flies them in many varied locations for the public there is a part of me that really thinks this is the only way to go. However, I also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A position on the sale of un-weaned parrots to the public</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several years I have observed an approach being promoted to those in the companion parrot community interested in free flying parrots outdoors, they are encouraged to obtain un-weaned birds and to hand raise them themselves. This advice is not given on a one-on-one basis; it is broadcast to anyone who happens to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get email notification of Blog updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had a couple of requests from readers to set up a notification list so that they get an email when a new article is posted to the Training Blog. I had forgotten that not everyone understands the RSS subscription service that sends out notifications and not everyone has an RSS reader, so &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Right Bird for the Job &#8211; The Right Job for the Bird</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just recently I closed a blog post with the following statement: “Finally, choosing the right bird for the job or even the right job for the bird is probably the most important training decision we make.” This statement triggered quite an active discussion on one Yahoo group and it was interesting to read the thread. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History Revisited &#8230; again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article “Primary Reinforcement and History Revisited” posted in April of this year I made the point that knowing the history of a bird was important. “… the whole history of the bird is part of the antecedent package.” “… the behavior we see today was shaped by the experiences of the bird in [...]]]></description>
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