How to Train Your Pet With Classical Conditioning

In this class students will be introduced to the topic of Classical Conditioning, which is a form of learning used in behavioral psychology. They will learn how classical conditioning can be used to train pets. As an example students will learn how to clicker train their pet. We will learn about the topic through active participation in a group experiment, and a discussion about training pets. We will run an experiment throughout class that the children will get to participate in to demonstrate the meaning of Classical Conditioning. We will have a discussion of some ways we could use classical conditioning to train different kinds of pets and talk about how we might even use it to train a goldfish!