Mutual operant conditioning 5705731 210263812 2008-05-05T05:57:02Z Radagast83 668752 changing merger {{Orphan|date=November 2006}} {{Mergeto|Operant conditioning|date=May 2008}} '''Mutual Operant Conditioning''' is the relationship between an [[animal]] owner or trainer that turns to the exclusive benefit of the animal rather than the trainer. [[Marine biologist]]s have mentioned that they often feel they are the trainees rather than the trainers. This is a [[behaviorist]] or semiological perspective that posits total [[operant conditioning]] from all [[stimuli]] in the environment. Mutual Operant Conditioning, in simple terms, is adapting to an environment occupied by other entities capable of changing their behavior based on your behavior. The conditioning typically occurs on a subconscious level. Symptoms of how we adapt to the presence of other people or animals can also be called "Creeping Normality" or "Creeping Normalcy." {{unreferenced|date=June 2007}} {{animal-stub}} [[Category:Dog training and behavior]] [[Category:Learning]]