Karen Pryor is a clinical psychologist and a leading trainer of human behavior. Her research on animal learning and cognition has been instrumental in the development of applied behavioral analysis. She has been a pioneer in the field since its inception. Pryor's research has been instrumental in establishing the science of humane education, which is based upon the theory that all behavior is learned
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In 1973, she founded the Comer School for Kids, a residential school for children with learning disabilities. It was the first school in the United States to train teachers to work with students who have learning disabilities. In 1973, she founded "Animal Behavior Enterprises," a company that trains animals for movies, television, and commercials.
She also developed "Pryor's Playful Puppy Program," which teaches children how to be more playful and sociable. Pryor was a pioneer in the field of dolphin-assisted therapy, influencing many schools and corporations to invest in training dolphins as therapy animals.