Download Comprehensive Study Questions on Canine Behavior and Training and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! CPDT-KA Comprehensive Study Q's Correctly Answered!! What is a Punisher Answer - something the learner will work to avoid and diminishes likelihood behavior will repeat Primary Reinforcers Answer - food, reproductive opportunity, water, physical and emotional security, sometimes play Secondary Reinforcer Answer - The stimulus is paired with or predicting a primary reinforcer, EX: clicker predicting food Tertiary Reinforcer Answer - A behavior or stimulus that has been paired with or predicts a secondary reinforcer; helps create behavior chains Stimulus definition Answer - Something that elicits a behavior Response definition Answer - A behavior elicited by a stimulus Consequence Answer - What occurs in response to the learner's behavior (i.e. a reinforcer, punisher, nothing). Varies depending on the learner Counter- Conditioned Stimulus Answer - A stimulus/response that has a new, redefined meaning than previously learned Sensitization Answer - To become hyper aware or responsive to a stimulus Desensitization Answer - To become less aware/sensitive of a stimulus through a protocol or intentional practice Adaptation Answer - Physical/sensory systems have been fatigued Habituation Answer - To become less aware/sensitive to a stimulus through "been there, done that" and stimulus was/is always present in full force. Overlearning Answer - Practicing until lesson is understood no matter how information is presented Poisoned Cue Answer - When negative association has been attached to a cue Eustress Answer - "Good" stress--learner is primed and ready to engage in learning, is a pleasant state of arousal Distress Answer - "Bad" stress--learner is overwhelmed and overloaded with stress hormones Consequences of distress Answer - dogs will show calming signals, have lowered problem-solving ability Elicited behavior Answer - involuntary/reflexive/emotional behavior What type of training can be used to change behavior that is elicited? Answer - Classical Conditioning Emitted behavior Answer - A voluntary choice behavior When training through operant learning/conditioning we are looking for Answer - Emitted Behavior Extinction definition Answer - Decreasing/extinguishing (frequency) of a conditioned behavior by removing reinforcement Extinction Burst definition Answer - Where behavior increases in frequency/intensity early during extinction Spontaneous Recovery definition Answer - "backsliding" in recover/extinction What is the Premack Principle Answer - A more likely behavior can reinforce a less likely behavior Grandma's Law Answer - AKA Premack Principle "Eat your peas and then you can have ice cream" is an example of using the ____________ Answer - Premack Principle Torndike's Law of Effect Answer - Behaviors are more likely to be repeated if they lead to a satisfying consequence, and less likely to be repeated if they lead to an unsatisfying consequence Torndike's Law of Effect states that (3 parts) Answer - 1) Learning is incremental 2)Learning can occur via trail and error 3) "Use it or lose it!" Learning can be lost if not practiced/reviewed occasionally Classical Learning/Conditioning works on changing Answer - visceral/emotional/reflexive associations NS stands for Answer - Neutral Stimulus a Neutral Stimulus (NS) is Answer - a stimulus that has no meaning, an untrained stimulus UCS stands for Answer - Unconditioned stimulus a Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) is Answer - a stimulus that has inherent but NOT learned meaning The con's of Luring Answer - without proper fading of the treat the dog can become dependent on the presence of the treat Targeting Answer - provides a location goal for the dog The pro's of Targeting Answer - easy to use to teach more complex behaviors once core mechanism is taught The con's of Targeting Answer - dog can become confused, some dogs are sensitive about using their nose or paws Modeling/Molding Answer - Touching/manipulating the dog to get them to do a behavior The pro's of modeling Answer - can be helpful for stoic dogs/dogs who are reluctant to follow a lure or target The con's of modeling Answer - dog can become dependent on touch to cue behavior, some dogs find the physical manipulation aversive, dog learns slower this way because they don't really think about what we want from them Capturing definiton Answer - catching the dog while they are doing the behavior and reinforcing it The pro's of capturing Answer - useful for training behaviors dogs do naturally/spontaneously like sneezing The con's of capturing Answer - requires vigilance from trainer Shaping definiton Answer - Incremental criteria shifts that allows to teach complex behaviors The pro's of Shaping Answer - dog has better understanding of cue because they had to think through and decide to take each step The con's of Shaping Answer - time consuming CRF is short for Answer - Continuous Reinforcement Schedule abbreviation FR is short for Answer - Fixed Ratio schedule abbreviation VR is short for Answer - Variable Ratio schedule abbreviation FI is short for Answer - Fixed Interval schedule abbreviation VI is short for Answer - Variable Interval schedule abbreviation DRH is short for Answer - Differential High Response Rate schedule abbreviation DRL is short for Answer - Differential Low Response Rate schedule abbreviation DRI is short for Answer - Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior schedule abbreviation DRO is short for Answer - Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors schedule abbreviation DRE is short for Answer - Differential Reinforcement of Excellent Behaviors schedule abbreviation CRF or Continuous Reinforcement Schedule is Answer - 1 : 1 ratio of correct behavior to reward, used when first teaching a behavior FR or Fixed Ratio Reinforcement Schedule is Answer - 1 : X ratio of correct behavior to reward requires a set of responses to earn a reward, often accompanied by a Post Reinforcement Pause Post Reinforcement Pause follows reinforcement in _____ schedule Answer - Fixed Ratio (FR) reinforcement Post Reinforcement Pause definition Answer - the dip in performance before the next set of responses VR or Variable Ratio Schedule is Answer - when the # of correct responses necessary for reinforcement varies and is not set, AKA Intermittent Reinforcement Schedule The best reinforcement schedule to maintain behavior over time Answer - Variable Ratio (VR) Schedule is (best/worst) for maintaining behavior over time?