One of the reasons the energy argument I’m making on this website strikes some as stupendous is because unless one can articulate the distinction between emotion and instinct, and between a feeling and a thought, then one doesn’t know what emotion is or what a feeling is, which means the terms will be used loosely [...]
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Posts Tagged ‘energy’
Two Brain Makeup
Monday, August 16th, 2010(Edited For Clarity) Heather brought up some good questions and I want to make sure my answer is clear.
Heather: “The two-brain makeup, would you say that is also virtually present in humans?”
KB: Yes, all mammals have two brains, the central nervous system (Big-Brain) and the enteric nervous system (little-brain.) The reason animals have [...]
Stump the Chump
Monday, June 21st, 2010Thanks to Christine for suggesting this section! The following is an excerpt from her comment:
“My first contribution is a scenario:
A few years ago my family was out at camp. My sister brought her dog “Happy” a very nervous and high-strung beagle mix. The first thing she did was to bite Duncan [...]
What's the difference between Natural Dog Training and Operant Conditioning?
Monday, March 15th, 2010Natural Dog Training is fundamentally concerned with motive whereas Operant Conditioning is fundamentally concerned with reinforcements. All subsequent points of departure proceed from this distinction.
Furthermore, this distinction reveals that two concepts integral to behavioral science 1) animals learn by reinforcement, and 2) the notion of “high value” rewards actually represent an inherent contradiction in terms [...]
Behan is too new-agey in his explanations to be taken seriously. He also dismisses large tracks of learning theory and psychology and ethology. He prefers undefined explanations like "emotional circuitry of dog and owner" Frankly I tend to dismiss and distrust anyone that talks about 'energy' or 'vibrations' to explain animal behavior.
Thursday, March 11th, 2010I don’t dismiss behavioral science and I value its many astute observations and precise descriptions; however it is missing the fundamental element of behavior, to wit: the animal’s nature which is an evolved function of energy. So what is energy?
Science understands energy as an “action potential,” as a differential in concentration of “charged” particles between [...]
I agree there is energy – everything does have energy – but there are also plain old basic learning principles that have been around for a long time.
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Behavioral science is indeed being consistent by not using the term energy, and it’s also quite wise to avoid any use of the term because once we add energy into a discussion of behavior, then the paradigm shifts wholesale. On the other hand we can’t agree that there is energy, that everything has energy, and [...]
On Training a Dog to "OUT"
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009I want the word “OUT” to be the decisive trigger that causes the dog to release the grip. But before the dog can be receptive to its handler’s voice, it must first be able to feel its handler and this allows it to be attracted to handler inputs. It must also come to feel that [...]
A Challenge
Thursday, October 8th, 2009A Fractal Pattern
What excites me about my energy model is that I believe I’ve discovered a constantly repeating fractal expression of behavior: a simple and easily recognizable module that constantly repeats itself to factor out more and more complex behaviors and ultimately, a social and cooperative nature. Since all of nature seems to be an [...]
What is natural in regards to training
Sunday, October 4th, 2009Kevin talks about how he uses the term “Natural” in regards to training. The objective is to elicit certain emotional states within a dog so as to work with energy.
