New research says joy, not shame, is what makes better habits stick. Here's the 5-step method two UBC psychologists use to ...

Psychology says people who keep scrolling on phones while watching TV aren't always distracted without reason. Psychology ...

A new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has put its own spin on Pavlov's dog experiment, shining a light on how our brain learns new things. The study, "The superior colliculus gates ...

Across a decade of working with men in high-risk, male-dominated environments, one thing has become difficult for me to ignore: when men are struggling, they rarely present that struggle directly.

As individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) move from the mild cognitive impairment stage to moderate and severe dementia, complex awareness deteriorates although lower-level sensory awareness is ...

Many dog owners use training terms without fully understanding what they mean. This episode breaks down the four quadrants of operant conditioning and explains how each one functions in real ...

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When it comes to dog training, there are fundamentally different philosophies at play, and there have been for decades. However, the science behind training is becoming increasingly clear, especially ...

Classical conditioning, also called Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning, is learning through association. This behavioral learning method was first studied in the late 19th century by ...

Eunice Framm, senior keeper of barnyard animals at the Cincinnati Zoo, has taught pigs to bowl, goats to paint, and red pandas to receive vaccines. She, and all other keepers, do so through the zoo’s ...

The bird has never gotten much credit for being intelligent. But the reinforcement learning powering the world’s most advanced AI systems is far more pigeon than human. In 1943, while the world’s ...

A new study proposes that "mental time travel" is reinforced by the brain's reward system. This new theory explains why we invest in future-thinking and how this process can contribute to chronic ...