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E-collars should be considered - ANSWER As a last resort, and part of the punishment tier of the humane hierarchy
The Humane hierarchy states that the first step in training is to - ANSWER Confirm that the dog is in good health and receiving proper nutrition
The CCPDT code of ethics requires all of the following - ANSWER Refraining from use of derogatory cultural terms
Regular updating of client contact lists
Recommending other trainers with more experience
The humane hierarchy states that the following comes immediately before using positive reinforcement training to establish a new behavior - ANSWER Management such as gates and crates
The following is an unacceptable aversive method which could cause your CPDT-KA certification to be revoked - ANSWER Ear pinch method of dumbell retrieve
Is it acceptable to receive a percentage of income from referrals to another professional
Informing a new client about the cruel training methods of another dog trainer is considered - ANSWER Defamation of a colleague and unethical
Once you have become a CPDT-KA, you must recertification by - ANSWER Earning 36 CEUS every 3 years.
If a client with a disability wishes to participate in your group class you should - ANSWER Assist the client by offering a reasonable accommodation that mediates her disability
To protect your client's identity at all times you should never - ANSWER Leave registration forms where other class members can access them
True or False. It is permissible to bring noted into the CPDT-KA exam testing center. - ANSWER False
True or False. It is acceptable to refuse clients if you do not agree with their lifestyles or breed of dog. - ANSWER False
True or False. A CPDT-KA should obtain written consent before photographing or videoing clients - ANSWER True
- Positive - ANSWER Adding something to the environment giving something to the learner.
Negative - ANSWER Something taken away from the environment. Something removed or withheld from the learner.
Reinforcer - ANSWER Something for which the learner will work to earn. Something pleasurable for the learner. Something which increases the future likelihood of a behaviour occurring.
Punisher - ANSWER Something for which the learner will work to avoid. Something the learner finds aversive. Something which decreases the probability of a behaviour happening
Primary reinforcer - ANSWER Food, reproductive opportunity, water, physical and emotional security, and play
Desensitization - ANSWER Presentation of low levels of a conditioned stimulus. The learner can avoid responding
Habituation - ANSWER Allowing dog to get used to it
Overlearning - ANSWER Making the lesson so strong in the learners mind that they know it in all environment
Eustress - ANSWER Good stress. A prime internal state for learning
Distress - ANSWER Bad stress
Elicited behavior - ANSWER Involuntary reflex or emotion-uncontrolled
Emitted - ANSWER Voluntary choice
Extinction - ANSWER Decrease the intensity and frequency of a behavior by removing reinforcement
Extinction burst - ANSWER Early stage of extinction. Initial surge of extreme behaviour. For example an owner is ignoring her dogs barking and the barking is getting worse.
Spontaneous recovery - ANSWER Extinct behaviour comes back. Back sliding
Premack principle - ANSWER A more likely behaviour can reinforce less likely behaviour.
Thorndike's Law of Effect - ANSWER Behaviours are more likely to occur if they lead to satisfying consequences and less likely to happen if they lead to unsatisfying consequences
Classical conditioning - ANSWER Dog ascribes meaning to a neutral thing according to how it made the learner feel.
Operant learning - ANSWER Learning that happens when the learner operates within their environment and they respond to their consequences
If a client complains that her dog barks at people passing by the front window, the first thing you should recommend is - ANSWER Cover the windows with curtains, blinds or privacy film
A dog pulling against a halter moves back toward the owner to remove pressure on the nose. The handler then gives the dog a treat. This is - ANSWER Negative reinforcement followed by positive reinforcement
A reflex is an unlearned, involuntary behavior. In classical conditioning it is called a - ANSWER Unconditioned response
Variable reinforcement - ANSWER Reinforcement after some number of correct responses
In classical counter-conditioning, the correct order of presentation is - ANSWER Conditioned stimulus followed by the unconditioned stimulus
Which of the following best describes food, water, and sex - ANSWER Primary reinforcers
True or False
Classical learning can change visceral responses including cellular responses - ANSWER True
You have confirmed that a dog is healthy and ready for training. The next step in your training protocol should be - ANSWER Install management
A dog barks at skateboards. The trainer let's the dog see a skateboard that is not moving and immediately presents food. She then removes the skateboard and immediately stops giving food. This is an example of - ANSWER Desensitization and counter conditioning
A dog approaches a garbage can. It blows over in the wind and the dog runs away. The dog no longer approaches the garbage can. What happened? - ANSWER The dog was positively punished for approaching garbage cans
While working on counter conditioning to a stimulus, it is possible for the unconditioned stimulus (the food ) to become "poisoned".
This means - ANSWER The food begins to predict the conditioned stimulus
Teaching a dog to go to mat instead of barking at the doorbell is an example of - ANSWER Differential reinforcement of an incompatible behavior
Whether or not something is a reinforcer or a punisher is determined by - ANSWER The learners opinion
You are teaching a client's dog to go to crate. Each time the dog steps inside the crate, you mark the behaviour and toss a treat in the crate. Over time, the dog is going to the crate more and more. You treat each time. Finally you are able to treat the dog after he is fully inside the crate and close the door. This is an example of - ANSWER Shaping using positive reinforcement
A dog moves in with a new family and for the first week barks at the mailman. The second week the dog just looks up and notices the mailman. The third week the dog sleeps through the mail man's visit. This is an example of - ANSWER Habituation
Placing the dog physically on the dogwalk in agility is an example of - ANSWER
Prompting
A normal body temperature for a dog would be - ANSWER 102
When a client tells you they want to stop their dog from barking hysterically at the mailman every day, you suggest they pull their curtains around the time the mailman shows up. This is - ANSWER Management
Megan lives near a fire station and every time this alarm goes off her dog ginger howls and dashes to the front door. She keeps doing this until it stops. This is - ANSWER R-
Which protazoan infection in puppies can present with prolific amounts of diarrhea or loose stools - ANSWER Giardia
This type of reinforcement produces variability which keeps the dog motivated - ANSWER Variable ratio
A dog that is somewhat aroused yet still responding well to cues is said to be in a state of - ANSWER Eustress
One disadvantage of the head halter is - ANSWER They often require a period of adjustment
Those dogs that are not well socialized as a puppy are generally - ANSWER Neophobic
The owner taught her to take the treats nicely from her hand like this. She closed her fingers around and refused to let her have the treat until she stopped grabbing so roughly. What? - ANSWER Negative punishment
Cpdt endorses the American veterinary society of animal behavior's recommendation not to use shock prong or choke collars as a first line of training for dogs because -
Possible substitutions for a clicker when training a deaf dog might include - ANSWER Flashlight, thumbs up, light tap on the dogs nose, foot stomp or other vibration.
If you need to reschedule your exam date during the 2-week testing period you should : - ANSWER Call psi at least 48 hours in before your scheduled testing date and ask to change.
Working in groups If you are teaching a group class that is scheduled to start at 9 am and only 3 students show up on time, you - ANSWER Should still start the class
An owner is discouraged over her dogs progress in training and admits she is considering a different approach. What is the first thing the trainer should discuss with the owner? - ANSWER What is causing the discouragement and what is the dogs actual progress
If a training exercise is explained and the demonstrated, owners will be - ANSWER Apt to remember the process
Empathetic listening is - ANSWER Paying attention, repeating, and then responding to the emotions behind the words.
How should a dog trainer best serve an owner with limited mobility - ANSWER Politely discuss options and agree on reasonable accommodations
When dealing with a student who cotinues to interrupt class with unrelated conversation, a trainer should - ANSWER Redirect the student back to class with a demonstration
A trainer is working with a class of dogs, and there is one dog in the class that acts as though he is very uneasy around other dogs. The owner is able to get the dogs attention, he us jumpy when sniffed. The first thing the trainer should try is - ANSWER Place the dog and owner behind a visual barrier and see if the dog becomes more comfortable.
If an instructor has to keep within a tight schedule, which of the following is the best way to handle a client who handles a relevant question that will require an extensive answer - ANSWER Politely explain that there is not enough time but that you will follow up with her at a layer time
It is now believed that ancient candids became domestic dogs as they scavenged closer to human settlements more successfully. This process is known as - ANSWER Self-domestication
It is believed that ancient wolves first began to evolve into proto dogs around - ANSWER 20,000 - 30000 years ago
The Balyeave fox experiment showed that selecting for tameness also created changes in - ANSWER Fox appearances and behavior
True or False: The terms adolescent and juvenile are synonymous - ANSWER False
One of the ways in which wolves and dogs differ is - ANSWER Dogs play throughout their lives
The earliest fossil evidence of the domestic dog is thought to be - ANSWER 12000- years old
An example of a breed with superior scenting ability and typically good around other dogs is A. Great Dane B. Kuvasz C. Foxhound or D. Pomeranian - ANSWER C. Foxhound
A sudden behavior change in an adult dog can indicate - ANSWER A change in the dogs environment
The social structure of the wolves and dogs was once believed to be built on the power struggles for dominance. It is now understood that their structure is more - ANSWER Similar to human relationship struggles
Puppies eyes and ears are closed when they are first born. During which stage of development do eyes and ears open - ANSWER Transitional
True or False
The concept of dominance does not actually occur in domestic dogs - ANSWER False
The heaviest and largest breeds are usually classified as types of
Spitz dogs
Hounds
Mastiffs or
Livestock guard - ANSWER Mastiffs
Common causes of developmental behavioral difficulties can include
Sleep deprivation
Too much maternal attention
Early deworming
Isolation during the first socialization period - ANSWER Isolation during the first socialization period
True or False
Wolves usually live in unrelated packs so dominance hierarchy is very important to them
Sexual behavior usually develop during which developmental stage - ANSWER Juvenile
At what stage of development does the first fear impact period generally occur - ANSWER 2nd socialization
One of the many differences between dogs and wolves is that dogs - ANSWER Exhibit
more conspecific aggression
A conditioned response is one that is
Learned by association
Taught with a clicker
Reflexive
Purely emotional - ANSWER Learned by association
An example of a normal behavior that is problematic is
A. Playfulness
B. Turning around before lying down
C. Barking
D. Lying on the owners bed - ANSWER C. Barkinf
If an unbred, intact female dog has an increase in nesting and guarding behaviors, she could be experiencing
A. Pseudopregnancy
B. Whelping
C. Bloat
D. Territoriality - ANSWER A. Pseudopregnancy
What are the core vaccination for dogs? - ANSWER Parvovirus, distemper, canine hepatitis, and rabies.
Core vaccinations include
A. Bordatella
B. Influenza
C. Hepatitis
An owner is having issues with play biting from her 10 week old puppy. The trainer instructs her to yelp loud and stop playing each time the puppy bites skin. This is an example of
A. Positive reinforcement
B. Negative reinforcement
C. Positive punishment
D. Negative punishment - ANSWER D. Negative punishment
Using management including crates and gates is which tier of the humane hierarchy? - ANSWER Second
Operant learning relies exclusively on
A. Emitted behavior
B. Elicited behavior
C. Both elicited and emitted behavior
D. Neither elicited or emitted behavior - ANSWER A. Emitted behavior
Aggression between dogs is called
A. Intra-specific
B. Inter-specific
C. Predatory
D. Possesive - ANSWER A. Intra-specific
Generalizing behavior include training through all of these variables except
A. Duration
B. Distraction
C. Discrimination
D. Diversity - ANSWER C. Discrimination
Which of the following best describes a remote shock Collar?
A. Will elicit an aggressive response.
B. Should fit loosely so the dog does not realize it is being worn
C. Is a tool that should be outlawed
D. May have unexpected side effects - ANSWER D. May have unexpected side effects
The first and most important thing to remember when dealing with a difficult client is to
A. Refer them to another trainer
B. Explain why you are right
C. Control your temper
d. Refuse to allow them back in class ANSWER C. Control your temper
The following could not be used as an option for attempting to cease barking at the front window
A. Window privacy film to block the dogs vision
B. Leading the dog to the owner s waist
C. Crating the dog during high traffic times
D. Tethering the dog in the front yard - ANSWER D. Tethering the dog in the front yard
The optimal level of arousal for training a dog is when the dog is in a state of
A. Distress
B. Relaxation
C. Hunger
D. Eustress - ANSWER D. Eustress
A dog barks at the TV and the owner turns the TV off. Barking at the TV increases in the future. This is an example of
The ancient civilization in which region should be credited for establishing sight hound?
Characterizing a dog as a fear-biter is typically
A. The most effective means of preventing unrealistic expectation on the part of the owner
B. The preferred designation for those dogs that are known to be aggressive with children
C. To be prevented because it serves no good end
D. Preferable to using elaborate ethological terminology. - ANSWER C. Should be avoided because it serves no usefulness
Which of the following is a negative reinforcement?
A. Turning back to a jumping dog
B. Withholding the treat in order for him to change his behavior
C. Releasing the collar after he stops pulling
D. Spraying a dog with water for barking - ANSWER C. Releasing the collar when he relaxes
The following is not a good tool to use on a fearful dog
A. DAP diffuser
B. Freedom harness
C. Crate
D. Retractable leash - ANSWER D. Retractable leash
In a house hold, the children shout the dogs name all day long. The owner complains that the dog no longer pays attention when she calls the dog. This is an example of
A. Learned irrelevance
B. Habituation
C. Flooding
D. Distress - ANSWER A. Learned irrelevance
The self domestication theory suggests that ancient candids became domestic dogs because
A. Humans stole canid cubs from dens to raise as pets
B. Tamer canids benefited from scavenging around human settlements
C. Canids were attracted to friendly human children
D. Canids that were submissive with humans were fed more.
ANSWER B. Tamer canids benefited from scavenging around human settlements
When choosing a demonstration dog in the classroom the trainer should select
A. Dog that is obviously fearful and can use the confidence boosting
B. A well-trained dog that will make the trainer look good.
V
C. A dog who is barking and pacing on its leash
D. A dog that is receptive to the trainer but is learning the skill for the first time. - ANSWER D. A dog that is receptive to the trainer but is learning the skill for the first time
At the neonatal stage puppies can't see, hear or - ANSWER Regulate their own body temperature
A dog which yawns out of context, for example in play or during class, is most likely
A. Tired
B. Stressed
C. Angry
D. Happy - ANSWER B. Stressed
