Horse racing. Horse racing has perhaps the most glamorous image of all so-called animal 'sports' (especially when compared to the visually obvious cruelty of rodeos)... Such is the allure of horse racing that major race-meets such as the Melbourne Cup are even 'celebrated' with public holidays.
Behavior modification has been found to be successful in treating disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), disruptive behavior and autism, among other conditions.
Inadequate resolution of any of these stages lead to flawed personality development. Behavior therapy is a combination of the systematic application of principles of learning theory to to the analysis and treatment of behavior. It involves more than principles of learning and conditioning, however, and uses the empirical findings of social and experimental psychology.