Escape training is defined as what?

Escape training is defined as what?

• A. It uses rewards to escape from tasks.
• B. Corrections are given intermittently to shape behavior.
• C. A correction continues until the MWD performs the desired task.
• D. The dog learns to avoid tasks by running away.

Answer: (C)

Escape training relies on an aversive that continues until the dog performs the required task; the dog learns to complete the behavior to end the correction. The corrective stimulus drives the dog to act, and once the task is done, the aversive stops, reinforcing immediate compliance. This is different from using rewards to make the dog escape a task, or from intermittent corrections that aren’t strictly tied to ending the aversive, or from avoidance by running away. The essence is that the dog’s action ends the discomfort, so the task becomes the means to stop the correction.

Escape training relies on an aversive that continues until the dog performs the required task; the dog learns to complete the behavior to end the correction. The corrective stimulus drives the dog to act, and once the task is done, the aversive stops, reinforcing immediate compliance. This is different from using rewards to make the dog escape a task, or from intermittent corrections that aren’t strictly tied to ending the aversive, or from avoidance by running away. The essence is that the dog’s action ends the discomfort, so the task becomes the means to stop the correction.