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SUBMITTER: Starling MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4494394 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Starling Melissa J MJ Branson Nicholas N Cody Denis D McGreevy Paul D PD
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20130411 2
Animal training relies heavily on an understanding of species-specific behaviour as it integrates with operant conditioning principles. Following on from recent studies showing that affective states and arousal levels may correlate with behavioural outcomes, we explore the contribution of both affective state and arousal in behavioural responses to operant conditioning. This paper provides a framework for assessing how affective state and arousal may influence the efficacy of operant training me ...[more]