Matching Law Vs Animal Behavior Essay
This was a very fascinating read because in our daily lives we are filled with thousands of choices. Some that we don’t even realize we are making and some we do. A lot of times we like to pick something enjoyable over something that may stress us. We as natural humans will pick watching our favorite tv show over studying for the big exam we have in two days. With this information, the question comes up on how does the phenomenon, matching law, correspond with how we can potty train our puppy to go outside. Dogs are very smart animals to start off. When they are constantly guided and taught a behavior it is quick for them to catch on. I believe when teaching a puppy, a behavior such as going outside to potty one much not only help but assist. The more a dog sees that they are doing a behavior right they are more likely to keep repeating the same action. When I was potty training my puppy just a couple months ago I use the technique of giving them a dog treat when he goes to the door to let me know he needs to potty. When he peed on the floor,
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he did not get the treat, but was punished by getting put in his cage. When training him though, it very important to let your dog know that you are helping him in this teaching process. An owner or whomever is supervising him at the moment needs to make it a priority to take the puppy out every half an hour. This gets the puppy use to and familiar with the notion that when it’s time to potty go outside. When they do this, give them a treat or some reward to let them know that you are proud of them and watch the behavior increase. The matching law can also be used in other trainings with dogs for example, the choice of your dog staying by your side or running to a stranger.
If you do not teach your dog that staying by your side is not going to be rewarded with something good, they will always choose the choice of running to a stranger to play with. You have to reward them in making the right choice and have consequences for choosing the bad one. If you give attention to the unwanted behavior it is likely to reoccur. The matching law can also be used on humans and not just animals. Take for example, you live out of town and need to talk to your mother on the phone. Your mother has the option of being called on either her house phone or cell phone. If in your experience of calling her, she is more likely to pick up the house phone than the cell phone, then you are going to call the house before dialing her cell. This is what we know as the matching
law.
he did not get the treat, but was punished by getting put in his cage. When training him though, it very important to let your dog know that you are helping him in this teaching process. An owner or whomever is supervising him at the moment needs to make it a priority to take the puppy out every half an hour. This gets the puppy use to and familiar with the notion that when it’s time to potty go outside. When they do this, give them a treat or some reward to let them know that you are proud of them and watch the behavior increase. The matching law can also be used in other trainings with dogs for example, the choice of your dog staying by your side or running to a stranger.
If you do not teach your dog that staying by your side is not going to be rewarded with something good, they will always choose the choice of running to a stranger to play with. You have to reward them in making the right choice and have consequences for choosing the bad one. If you give attention to the unwanted behavior it is likely to reoccur. The matching law can also be used on humans and not just animals. Take for example, you live out of town and need to talk to your mother on the phone. Your mother has the option of being called on either her house phone or cell phone. If in your experience of calling her, she is more likely to pick up the house phone than the cell phone, then you are going to call the house before dialing her cell. This is what we know as the matching
law.