"It is not contingency, but it is contingencies. It is plural!"  - Dr. Israel Goldiamond This episode will start with what we mean by "contingency" and introduce two sets of analysis: linear and nonlinear analyses. We will go beyond looking at a single contingency and begin discussing how multiple contingencies are interacting to influence behavior. When we look at behavior nonlinearly, we can make sense of why our animal companions do a specific behavior instead of other behaviors, understand their desires, and use this information to design our program that will open up their degrees of freedom. Please enjoy! Below are the links we mentioned during the episode: To learn more and register for the conference, please visit here: https://www.caawt.com/2021conference To pre-order an upcoming book "Nonlinear Contingency Analysis: Going Beyond Cognition and Behavior in Clinical Practice" by Dr. T.V. Joe Layng and his colleagues, please visit here: https://www.routledge.com/Nonlinear-Contingency-Analysis-Going-Beyond-Cognition-and-Behavior-in-Clinical/Layng-Andronis-III-Abdel-Jalil/p/book/9780367689506To learn more about CAAWT Online Group Class, please visit here: https://www.caawt.com/constructional-affection-group-class Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT)