CBCC-KA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What learning happened to Jane that makes her continue to get peas out at every
meal?
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Positive Punishment
C. Negative Reinforcement
D. Negative Punishment - Answer- C. Negative Reinforcement
The central nervous system is made up of:
A. brain and spinal cord
B. brain, spinal cord, and sensory organs
C. spinal cord and nerves
D. somatic and autonomic systems - Answer- A. brain and spinal cord
behavior trap - Answer- An interrelated community of contingencies of reinforcement
that can be especially powerful, producing substantial and long-lasting behavior
changes.
or called self-reinforcing behaviors like barking doesn't need anything to be reinforced
behavior system - Answer- Konrad Lorenz coined the term "behavior systems" to
replace "intinct".
a behavior system describes behaviors that are linked together and appear to be innate.
ALSO CALLED FIXED ACTION PATTERN! OR more currently modal action patterns
behavior blindness - Answer- The trainer does not pay attention to the emotional
response or operant behavior of a pet as they are too focused on the delivery of a
specific goal behavior
contiquity - Answer- The proximity, or temporal relationship, between the stimulus and
the response
whenever two or more sensations occur together often enough they become associated
continuation Bridge or keep going signal - Answer- An auditory or visual signal that
indicates to the pet that it is carrying out the correct response and should continue;
reinforcement will be delivered at the end of the behavior or chain.
,Ex: In the 1960's Bob Bailey developed a "keep going system" for the military in which
cats, that had mircrophones implanted in them, were directed to keep going in specific
direction via the continuation of a specific sound.
keep going signals are most effective when previously conditioned as secondary
reinforcers
contra-free loading - Answer- when offered a choice between free food and working for
food, the pet chooses to work for the food. Current research shows that self-
reinforcement and the obligatory species-specific response hypothesis are not enough
to explain these phenomena
contingency - Answer- is an if/then scenerio. It describes the cause and effect between
the behavior and the consequence
Dead Person's Test (DMT) - Answer- A mechanism of critical thinking used to determine
if something is a behavior or not. If a dead person can do it, it isn't a behavior. This test
can be used in the creation of behavior goals and behavior modification
dissonance - Answer- cognitive dissonance is the condition of having inconsistent
beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors.Humans are motivated to minimize or eliminate facts
which counter their current beliefs by adding new cognitions or by engaging in
behavioral patterns that favor consonance
DogSmith Poker - Answer- The train-test method to ensure that when teaching a pet a
new skill, the behavior is built at the correct criteria and there is an adequate amount of
reinforcement taking place.
Each set of behaviors at the current criteria is performed in 5 individual trials.
elicited behaviors - Answer- eye blinks, emotions, and digestive juices are all examples
epigenisis - Answer- the interaction of a beings' genes and environment in determining
the expresseion of traits, via gene activation or deactivation, during development.
Epigenetic processes are the result of intense long-term learning.
Establishing operations (EO) - Answer- A change that can increase the effectiveness or
value of a certain reinforcer.
ex: If you have your pet skip a meal prior to a training session, you are establishing
operations so that your pet will be hungry and be motivate to work for food.
Functional Assessment - Answer- An assessment of the contingencies responsible for
problem behaviors
, The intended final product of the functional assessment is a contingency statement. The
contingency statement details in simple terms the antecedents, behaviors and
consequences in measurable terms
guided shaping or micro shaping - Answer- what we commonly use.....generally a better
choice for training , especially if accuracy is valued. Guided shaping makes use of a
training plan in which the final goal behavior has been broken down into appropriate
criteria and may include visual prompts; targeting; luring after the click; via placement of
the reinforcer, and physical barriers to decrease random sampling.
free shaping or free behavior shaping - Answer- lack of guidance from the trainer in the
process of shaping by approximation.
ex: using skinner box in which only the being is present.
usually causes frustration
Three-Term Contingency - Answer- Antecedent, Behavior, Consequences
SD --> R --> SR+ - Answer- Discriminiative Stimulus --> Response --> R+
stimulusThree-Term Contingency involving Discriminative Stiulus and R+
SP --> R --> SR- - Answer- Punishing stimulus --> Response --> R- stimulusThree-Term
Contingency involving punishing stimulus and R-
Skull shape typified by dramatically shortened snout and overcrowded teeth. (bulldogs,
pugs, etc.) - Answer- Brachycephalic
Skull shape typified by slightly shorter snout and wider nasal passages, for optimal
scent discrimination. (scent hounds) - Answer- Mesocephalic
Skull shape typified by elongated snout and narrowed skull. (sight hounds) - Answer-
Dolichocephalic
Mary Cover Jones - Answer- Credited with defining Counterconditioning
The Law of Effect - Answer- Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular
situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that
produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation.
muscles which relate to operant behaviors are called - Answer- striated, or skeletal,
muscles relate to __________________ behaviors.
muscles which relate to respondent behaviors are called - Answer- smooth, or non-
striated, muscles relate to _____________________ behaviors.
A part of the nervous system, which controls operant (voluntary) behaviors, is called
________________________ - Answer- Somatic nervous system relates to what kind
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What learning happened to Jane that makes her continue to get peas out at every
meal?
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Positive Punishment
C. Negative Reinforcement
D. Negative Punishment - Answer- C. Negative Reinforcement
The central nervous system is made up of:
A. brain and spinal cord
B. brain, spinal cord, and sensory organs
C. spinal cord and nerves
D. somatic and autonomic systems - Answer- A. brain and spinal cord
behavior trap - Answer- An interrelated community of contingencies of reinforcement
that can be especially powerful, producing substantial and long-lasting behavior
changes.
or called self-reinforcing behaviors like barking doesn't need anything to be reinforced
behavior system - Answer- Konrad Lorenz coined the term "behavior systems" to
replace "intinct".
a behavior system describes behaviors that are linked together and appear to be innate.
ALSO CALLED FIXED ACTION PATTERN! OR more currently modal action patterns
behavior blindness - Answer- The trainer does not pay attention to the emotional
response or operant behavior of a pet as they are too focused on the delivery of a
specific goal behavior
contiquity - Answer- The proximity, or temporal relationship, between the stimulus and
the response
whenever two or more sensations occur together often enough they become associated
continuation Bridge or keep going signal - Answer- An auditory or visual signal that
indicates to the pet that it is carrying out the correct response and should continue;
reinforcement will be delivered at the end of the behavior or chain.
,Ex: In the 1960's Bob Bailey developed a "keep going system" for the military in which
cats, that had mircrophones implanted in them, were directed to keep going in specific
direction via the continuation of a specific sound.
keep going signals are most effective when previously conditioned as secondary
reinforcers
contra-free loading - Answer- when offered a choice between free food and working for
food, the pet chooses to work for the food. Current research shows that self-
reinforcement and the obligatory species-specific response hypothesis are not enough
to explain these phenomena
contingency - Answer- is an if/then scenerio. It describes the cause and effect between
the behavior and the consequence
Dead Person's Test (DMT) - Answer- A mechanism of critical thinking used to determine
if something is a behavior or not. If a dead person can do it, it isn't a behavior. This test
can be used in the creation of behavior goals and behavior modification
dissonance - Answer- cognitive dissonance is the condition of having inconsistent
beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors.Humans are motivated to minimize or eliminate facts
which counter their current beliefs by adding new cognitions or by engaging in
behavioral patterns that favor consonance
DogSmith Poker - Answer- The train-test method to ensure that when teaching a pet a
new skill, the behavior is built at the correct criteria and there is an adequate amount of
reinforcement taking place.
Each set of behaviors at the current criteria is performed in 5 individual trials.
elicited behaviors - Answer- eye blinks, emotions, and digestive juices are all examples
epigenisis - Answer- the interaction of a beings' genes and environment in determining
the expresseion of traits, via gene activation or deactivation, during development.
Epigenetic processes are the result of intense long-term learning.
Establishing operations (EO) - Answer- A change that can increase the effectiveness or
value of a certain reinforcer.
ex: If you have your pet skip a meal prior to a training session, you are establishing
operations so that your pet will be hungry and be motivate to work for food.
Functional Assessment - Answer- An assessment of the contingencies responsible for
problem behaviors
, The intended final product of the functional assessment is a contingency statement. The
contingency statement details in simple terms the antecedents, behaviors and
consequences in measurable terms
guided shaping or micro shaping - Answer- what we commonly use.....generally a better
choice for training , especially if accuracy is valued. Guided shaping makes use of a
training plan in which the final goal behavior has been broken down into appropriate
criteria and may include visual prompts; targeting; luring after the click; via placement of
the reinforcer, and physical barriers to decrease random sampling.
free shaping or free behavior shaping - Answer- lack of guidance from the trainer in the
process of shaping by approximation.
ex: using skinner box in which only the being is present.
usually causes frustration
Three-Term Contingency - Answer- Antecedent, Behavior, Consequences
SD --> R --> SR+ - Answer- Discriminiative Stimulus --> Response --> R+
stimulusThree-Term Contingency involving Discriminative Stiulus and R+
SP --> R --> SR- - Answer- Punishing stimulus --> Response --> R- stimulusThree-Term
Contingency involving punishing stimulus and R-
Skull shape typified by dramatically shortened snout and overcrowded teeth. (bulldogs,
pugs, etc.) - Answer- Brachycephalic
Skull shape typified by slightly shorter snout and wider nasal passages, for optimal
scent discrimination. (scent hounds) - Answer- Mesocephalic
Skull shape typified by elongated snout and narrowed skull. (sight hounds) - Answer-
Dolichocephalic
Mary Cover Jones - Answer- Credited with defining Counterconditioning
The Law of Effect - Answer- Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular
situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that
produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation.
muscles which relate to operant behaviors are called - Answer- striated, or skeletal,
muscles relate to __________________ behaviors.
muscles which relate to respondent behaviors are called - Answer- smooth, or non-
striated, muscles relate to _____________________ behaviors.
A part of the nervous system, which controls operant (voluntary) behaviors, is called
________________________ - Answer- Somatic nervous system relates to what kind
