Toby at 3 seemed to have selective hearing. Fridge door opening? No problem. Recall using the word “come” was becoming a bit iffy. I decided to change it up and use “here” instead. Wow what a difference! He can now turn on a sixpence. Think it is more to do with the pitch of the word rather than the word itself.Hopefully not just a novelty.
Did you return to continuous reinforcement when you taught the new cue? If so, I am betting.that the change in observed behaviour is as a result of the change in reinforcement. That or your being more welcoming when recall works. In instrumental conditioning the emphasis is on consequences, not the cue itself.
