Join us in welcoming, Andrew Bulla Ph.D., BCBA to share his recent research!

Abstract: Science has long used animal models to explore a wide range of natural phenomena, and psychology is no expectation. B. F. Skinner’s Behavior of Organisms presented a natural-science approach to understanding the behavior of all living things, including humans. Throughout his investigations in this seminal work, he never used human subjects in his investigations, yet the principles he discovered have generalized across species. The current talk will highlight some current research using animal models to gain insight into the generality of the principles of behavior across species. Grays wolves understand shapes? Do Loggerhead Sea Turtles have individual color preferences? Can African Pouched Rats detect landmines? And most importantly, do the concepts and principles used to answer these questions apply to human behavior?! Lastly, I will feature the decades of research and practice in animal training, and how their work can help inform current trends towards assent-based models.