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>Behavior theory is based on principles of behavior such as respondent conditioning, operant conditioning, reinforcement, and extinction. Some dozen or so such principles are identified and then applied not only to the behavior of skiing but also to how it can be taught.>

Whatever else it may be, skiing is something that we do. It is a behavior. Indeed, the essence of skiing, if there is one, may be that it is simply something that we do with boards on our feet. Some skiing is more effective, more efficient, more effortless, more elegant, more esthetic than other skiing. That's what makes it so endlessly fascinating. Some of us do it naturally. Others have to learn how. For that, we sometimes hire ski instructors. Whatever else it may be, ski instructing or ski teaching is also something that we do. Indeed, the essence of ski teaching, if there is one, may be that it is simply something that we do to change skiing behavior...>