This episode Sandy Jabas, The First VP of The ABMA, discusses what it means for a behavior to be under stimulus control. Sandy educates about how to tell if a behavior is under stimulus control and also the importance of stimulus control in our training. Sandy also teases the 2025 ABMA Annual Conference in Galveston, Texas hosted by Moody Gardens! Stay tuned in for three "Training Tales" about a funny mishap when shifting dolphins, a dolphin tail fluke splash gone wrong, and interesting research about dolphin dive reflex. For questions or suggestions about the podcast email abc@theabma.org and to reach Sandy you can email firstvp@theabma.org. Let's talk some training and banter about behavior!

2:30 Intro to Sandy Jabas 

5:50 Intro to the 2025 Annual Conference in Galveston, Texas

9:25 Definition of Stimulus Control 

11:40 Practical Examples of Stimulus Control 

15:20 How to tell if a behavior is under stimulus control? 

23:25 Advice for challenges with training a behavior to be under stimulus control. 

27:15 “Training Tales”

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