CPDT KA EXAM 5 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Ontogenetic behavior is a response to ______ influences, in other
words, it is _______.
Answer: environmental, learned
◉ Coppinger says dog is the result of nature/nurture plus
experiences that ________.
Answer: occur between the onset and offset of critical periods
◉ Instinctive drift coined by ______. Principle that whenever an
animal has strong instinctive behavior, organism will ____ to toward
the ____ behavior to the detriment of the conditioned behavior.
Answer: Brelands; drift
◉ Dogs become capable of breeding as early as ____ months but they
may not be behaviorially mature until _______ years.
Answer: six, one or two years
◉ Spaying reduces the aggression level in females, T or F?
Answer: False, it may actually increase it.
,◉ Heat cycles in female dogs occur ____; and are ____ in duration.
Answer: twice a year; 20 days
◉ Movement is learned through the development and storage of
familiar motor actions called ________.
Answer: engrams
◉ Neuromuscular programming is established by _______.
Answer: repetition
◉ A conscious action becomes ________ action.
Answer: an automatic
◉ In learning new movement, dogs need to practice movement ____
until it becomes ____.
Answer: long period of time; automatic
◉ _____ _____ _____ is the attention center of the brain. It is part of the
brain where activities in the world are _____, ____, and ____.
Answer: Reticular activating center (RAS); perceived, processed and
acted upon
,◉ Limbic system is a ________ of ____ in the brain that integrates ____
and ____.
Answer: network of cells; instinct and learning
◉ The conflict between what the dog wants to do and what we teach
her to do takes place in the dog's ________ ______.
Answer: limbic system
◉ The ____ ___ is involved with cognitive functions such as learning
and problem solving.
Answer: cerebral cortex
◉ If the limbic system is activated, the ___ __ is inhibited.
Answer: cerebral cortex
◉ The limbic system is involved with emotions such as ______.
Answer: fear
◉ If the cerebral cortex is engaged, the ___ ___ is likely to be inhibited.
Answer: limbic system
◉ Social hierarchy is ____.
, Answer: flexible
◉ A dog who is dominant is aggressive, T or F?
Answer: false, dog can be dom but not aggressive or aggressive but
not dominant
◉ Ranking of individuals is more accurately described as a ____
hierarchy than a ____ hierarchy.
Answer: subordinate vs dominant
◉ Dogs have red cones in their eyes, T or F?
Answer: false.
◉ Dog sees different combinations of the same _____ colors. What are
the colors?
Answer: two; yellow and blue
◉ When showing teeth as an offensive threat, the dog's lips _____
_____; defensive threat, lips _____ _______.
Answer: retract vertically; retract horizontally
◉ Primitive scenting organ located in the roof of the mouth where
the teeth meet soft palate is known as ________ or organ.
AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Ontogenetic behavior is a response to ______ influences, in other
words, it is _______.
Answer: environmental, learned
◉ Coppinger says dog is the result of nature/nurture plus
experiences that ________.
Answer: occur between the onset and offset of critical periods
◉ Instinctive drift coined by ______. Principle that whenever an
animal has strong instinctive behavior, organism will ____ to toward
the ____ behavior to the detriment of the conditioned behavior.
Answer: Brelands; drift
◉ Dogs become capable of breeding as early as ____ months but they
may not be behaviorially mature until _______ years.
Answer: six, one or two years
◉ Spaying reduces the aggression level in females, T or F?
Answer: False, it may actually increase it.
,◉ Heat cycles in female dogs occur ____; and are ____ in duration.
Answer: twice a year; 20 days
◉ Movement is learned through the development and storage of
familiar motor actions called ________.
Answer: engrams
◉ Neuromuscular programming is established by _______.
Answer: repetition
◉ A conscious action becomes ________ action.
Answer: an automatic
◉ In learning new movement, dogs need to practice movement ____
until it becomes ____.
Answer: long period of time; automatic
◉ _____ _____ _____ is the attention center of the brain. It is part of the
brain where activities in the world are _____, ____, and ____.
Answer: Reticular activating center (RAS); perceived, processed and
acted upon
,◉ Limbic system is a ________ of ____ in the brain that integrates ____
and ____.
Answer: network of cells; instinct and learning
◉ The conflict between what the dog wants to do and what we teach
her to do takes place in the dog's ________ ______.
Answer: limbic system
◉ The ____ ___ is involved with cognitive functions such as learning
and problem solving.
Answer: cerebral cortex
◉ If the limbic system is activated, the ___ __ is inhibited.
Answer: cerebral cortex
◉ The limbic system is involved with emotions such as ______.
Answer: fear
◉ If the cerebral cortex is engaged, the ___ ___ is likely to be inhibited.
Answer: limbic system
◉ Social hierarchy is ____.
, Answer: flexible
◉ A dog who is dominant is aggressive, T or F?
Answer: false, dog can be dom but not aggressive or aggressive but
not dominant
◉ Ranking of individuals is more accurately described as a ____
hierarchy than a ____ hierarchy.
Answer: subordinate vs dominant
◉ Dogs have red cones in their eyes, T or F?
Answer: false.
◉ Dog sees different combinations of the same _____ colors. What are
the colors?
Answer: two; yellow and blue
◉ When showing teeth as an offensive threat, the dog's lips _____
_____; defensive threat, lips _____ _______.
Answer: retract vertically; retract horizontally
◉ Primitive scenting organ located in the roof of the mouth where
the teeth meet soft palate is known as ________ or organ.
