9. Steve Layman on Operant Conditioning

Steve Layman joins me to have a conversation about application of Operant Conditioning to training of raptors (primarily goshawks) for falconry. We quickly go over some terms that are addressed in more detail in Episode 5. We discuss Steve's underlying philosophy to the practice of falconry, his first exposure to, and application of Operant Condition as a university student. Steve then explains how to shape behavior using three examples (looking away, hooding a new bird, and hooding a h...