Both classical and operant conditioning can be used together in human-animal interaction. These types of conditioning are the basis for the formation of preferred behavior in animals, which they show more often when repeated (Martina et al., 2020). In training, these concepts can be used as the basis for the formation of behavior. Classical conditioning can be used to form an association between an event and a signal in an animal to force a particular action. Operant conditioning can be used in training primarily to eliminate undesirable behavior. In this case, the absence of a reward causes the animal to gradually perform actions that cause a positive reaction and abandon the actions that cause a negative reaction. Memory and associative learning play a key role in minimizing psychological stress and adapting more quickly to new environmental conditions in animals, considering that most captive animals are handled by the same people.
Social learning involves observing or interacting with other people or animals. This process allows you to accelerate adaptation to a new environment and develop motor patterns necessary for successful functioning in this environment (Fugazza et al., 2018). This aspect is also relevant for people adapting to a new culture, as they can acquire knowledge of local rules of conduct through observation or interaction. It is important to know about the characteristics and behavior patterns of the members of new environments before introducing them. In particular, it is important to understand how common social interaction is in a given environment and whether it is safe in order to choose a social learning strategy. Memory in this process allows you to adapt existing knowledge to the conditions of a new environment, integrating new knowledge and skills into existing patterns.
References
Fugazza, C., Moesta, A., Pogány, Á., & Miklósi, Á. (2018). Social learning from conspecifics and humans in dog puppies. Scientific Reports, 8, 1-10.
Martina, C., Cowlishaw, G., & Carter, A. J. (2020). Exploring individual variation in associative learning abilities through an operant conditioning task in wild baboons. PLoS One, 15(4), 1-20.