Definition/Summary:
Mythology
- “heavenly dog”
- Type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion
- Shinto god or yōkai
- Can change form to of birds of prey, and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics
- The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose
Operant
- Modification of behavior by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences
- Conditioning to promote either negative or positive reinforcement
Expanded info:
- Tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war
- Believed to be protective, dangerous, spirits of the mountains and forests
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