Glossary of terms used on this site
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Scent Cones |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
Scent Cones : movement of scent away from subject/source -in the shape of a cone. |
Shaping |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
Shaping : Building new behavior by selectively reinforcing variations in existing behavior, during the action rather than after completion, to increase or strengthen the behavior in a specific manner or direction. |
Stimulus |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
Stimulus : A change in the environment. Dog Training focuses on discriminative stimuli, which causes a change of state in the dog, causing it to perform a specific behavior.
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VSRDA Glossary
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Diffusion
Diffusion (of scent): the even distribution of air in all directions. -
Double Blind
Double Blind: A training exercise is considered Double Blind if the person person searching does not know the location of odor(s), and/or if any are prescent, AND the accompanying Instructor/Evaluator