Habituation and Desensitization as Methods for Reducing Fearful Behavior in Singly-Housed Rhesus Macaques
Operant conditioning using positive reinforcement techniques has been used extensively in the management of nonhuman primates in both zoological and laboratory settings. Based on a large body of previous research that demonstrates the utility of such techniques in reducing stress, abnormal behavior...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19831 |