Quick Thoughts
Small thoughts and messages not worthy of their own pages but still something I feel like putting out there. Largely curated and possibly lightly edited from my posts and discussions in the WFM server.
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So. I actually use clicker training with my dogs. So I have some issues with clicker training a person.
I honestly see this as a recipe for disaster if you actually clicker train a person with a real clicker
Imagine walking through the park and someone is working with their dog with a clicker. And what if you’re around someone working with a clicker while being around someone you absolutely don’t want to be having that kind of distraction with (family member, coworker, boss, etc.)I am aware that dogs can differentiate clicks when it’s for them vs for other dogs if you have multiple dogs and work with them. But in my (very limited) experience, it doesn’t quite work quite as well once the click itself isn’t always a reward anymore because sometimes it’s for another dog.
So while I assume a human could also differentiate, if you’re going for that immediate physical reaction as a result of a specific sound, it’s ideally not something you want mixed up with other situations.
Use a different sound/object. Same exact concept, but safer IMO.
There are also some ethical considerations when using classical conditioning in general. It really needs to be something that, if your dynamic ends, will either never come up again, so there’s no possibility of it causing issues, or there should really be a plan in place to de-condition before the end of the dynamic. And what’s the plan if the dynamic unexpectedly ends such as if the dominant dies suddenly.
Classical conditioning is a heavy toy to play with when you’re doing it intentionally and should be wielded carefully.
It’s unavoidable in a lot of ways. An easy example is for a long time (like probably 10+ years) the sound of a single slap would get me wet, regardless of the source. It took a long time but finally faded (although now that I’m playing regularly again it may return)
Doing conditioning like that intentionally… just make sure you think it through.
All that said…
Hot. 🥵
I am genuinely interested in playing with things like that, TBH
(NOTE from Tim, that classical conditioning generally expires quickly. However I’ve seen people complain about CC their dominant did to them that affected them later in life in ways they didn’t like. So just plan your risks.)
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