CBCC- KA PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Changing Criterion - Correct Answers -A research design in which the rate of the target
response is progressively changed (up or down). Used when the final level of the target
response is radically different from baseline and likely to resist change.
Ratio strain is a disruption in responding due to - Correct Answers -when a dog's pattern
of responding begins disrupting because of stretching that ratio too much.
"overworked and underpaid"
What does the central nervous system consist of? - Correct Answers -brain and spinal
cord
functional analysis - Correct Answers -systematic manipulation of environmental
contingencies
Differential Reinforcement of High Rate - Correct Answers -behavior is reinforced only if
it occurs at least a specified number of times in a given period
What reinforcement schedule should you use when dogs engage in a desirable
behavior at a rate far below what we want to see. - Correct Answers -Using DRH
systematically reinforces incremental increases in the rate of that behavior.
Circling, freezing, snapping in the air, tail chasing, and pacing are all examples of -
Correct Answers -Behaviors that have been referred to as compulsive disorders,
obsessive compulsive disorders, and stereotypies
How does the neonatal period (birth-2 weeks) affect behavior? - Correct Answers -
Maternal behavior toward off spring and early life stress (ELS) can have impact on
behavioral and physical development.
Intense prolonged stress early in life can intensify sensitivity to stressful and anxiety
provoking situations
Mild-moderate stressors can increase resilience to stressors later on in life
What is ELS? - Correct Answers -Early life stress
Too much stress is bad
Small amounts of stress increase tolerance of stressors later in life
,What is the HPA axis? - Correct Answers -hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Controls reactions to stress and regulates many body functions
How could the Transition period affect dog behavior? - Correct Answers -Improper
socialization to littermates could result in improper play behaviors
Behavior Analysis - Correct Answers -A comprehensive experimental approach to the
study of the behavior of organisms, including: the discovery of principles and laws that
govern behavior, the extension of these principles over species, and the development of
an applied technology.
Behavioral Assessment - Correct Answers -The systematic study of an individual's
behavior patterns. The information gathered is used to clearly define a specific behavior
prior to, during, and after any type of treatment or intervention.
DRL - Correct Answers -Unlike DRA, DRI, and DRO, this procedure doesn't want to
eliminate the behavior. Instead, it just wants to decrease how often the behavior occurs.
Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate - Correct Answers -An owner wants her guard
dog to bark less, but not extinguish his barking entirely. The trainer taught the dog to
"speak" on command, and used a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement to decrease
his barking. This is an example of:
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior - Correct Answers -While DRA and DRI
want to introduce a different behavior, what reinforcement only cares about the subject
not doing the target behavior?
limbic system - Correct Answers -What system plays a vital role in dogs 'decision
making' capacity, helping them determine what they should or shouldn't do in a given
situation?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Correct Answers -Phobias in pets are commonly
assumed to be associated with specific stimuli, such as thunderstorms, loud noises,
strangers, separation from an owner, or the outdoors. However, some dogs chronically
exhibit signs of anxiety regardless of their situation. While demonstrations of fear may
intensify when these animals are exposed to certain situations or stimuli, such pets are
rarely or never truly relaxed and calm. These pets may have what disorder?
nervous system - Correct Answers -The brain processes the input from the senses,
develops a response, and ultimately drives appropriate motor functions. What is
responsible, either directly or indirectly, for all behaviors.
reticular formation (RF) - Correct Answers -Inescapable trauma and prolonged stress
result in the depletion of NE, and NE depletion is associated with learned helplessness.
What activates this arousal?
,What factors affect the chain of sensory and motor function input-processing-output? -
Correct Answers -hormonal state, previous experiences, alertness, mood, health,
environment, and sensory capability.
What system forms a network of nerves that serve as a link between the brain and
spinal cord to communicate with the body. - Correct Answers -Peripheral nervous
system
distress vocalizations - Correct Answers -rapid series whines and yelps occurring at
rates that can exceed 100 per minute in 3-week-old puppies during situations of obvious
discomfort.
(ex: when used in puppies, the function is to reunite the neonate and the bitch.)
Bark Vocalizations - Correct Answers -associated with greeting, play solicitation, alarm,
hunting, tracking, herding, vocal alerting, defense, threat, care seeking, distress, contact
seeking, and group vocalization
An animal's _______ ________ _______ only develops its genetically predetermined
functions if exposed to appropriate environmental stimulation, especially early in life. -
Correct Answers -central nervous system
A restricted environment early in life results in an animal with abnormal _____ ______.
The animal may not be able to perceive stimuli to which it was not exposed during
development. - Correct Answers -sensory perception
The scientific method is valuable because it:
a) offers answers not biased by cultural, social, or political beliefs.
b) offers an effective method for proving or disproving a hypothesis.
c) provides undisputed facts about the information being studied.
d) provides a standardized set of methods for gathering and discussing information -
Correct Answers -b or d?
Which of the following describes a functional analysis manipulation?
a) Modification of antecedent events and the consequences for the problem behaviors
b) Direct observation of current problem behaviors and anecdotal observation of
predicted problem behaviors
c) Placement of dog in stressful and non-stressful situations and documentation of the
resulting behavior
d) Placement of dog into a positive emotional state and observation of behavior over
time and in different environments - Correct Answers -a) Modification of antecedent
events and the consequences for the problem behaviors
_____ based treatments can be developed to reduce problem behavior and increase
appropriate behavior - Correct Answers -function
, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) - Correct Answers -includes all the different
ways to learn about behavior by testing behavior directly (an analysis) and ways that do
not (all other types of assessment)
Functional Analysis (FA) - Correct Answers -scientific way of trying it and seeing what
happens. It involves testing how certain changes impact the occurrence of problem
behavior.
Congenital - Correct Answers -An often-inherited medical condition that occurs at or
before birth.
proximate causes of behavior - Correct Answers -the immediate day to day
environmental factors or stimuli that influence our responses
- What stimulus causes the behavior?
- What does the dogs body do in response to the stimulus?
ultimate causes of behavior - Correct Answers -the evolutionary processes that
produced the animal's capacity and tendency to behave in particular ways
The "bigger picture"
1) What about this behavior helps the animal survive?
2) What is the evolutional history of this behavior?
Scientific Method Steps - Correct Answers -1) QUESTION AND A THEORY
a. what explains and organizes different observations and predicts outcomes
2) HYPOTHESIS
a. testable prediction
3) TEST WITH A REPLICABLE EXPERIMENT
a. allows other researchers to replicate the experiment
consistent results w/ various subjects/situations
experiments - Correct Answers -Allow investigators to isolate different effects by
manipulating an independent variable and keeping other variables constant.
simultaneous conditioning - Correct Answers -a classical conditioning procedure in
which the CS and the US are presented at the same time
- Because there is no interval between the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned
stimulus it makes this type of conditioning ineffective.
Setting Events - Correct Answers -The general environmental conditions that provide
the context for and influence negative behavior
- important to acknowledge, determine how they affect clients, in order to find solutions
that improve behavior.
Stretching the ratio is the procedure used to - Correct Answers -gradually increase the
number of responses required for the dog to earn reinforcement.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Changing Criterion - Correct Answers -A research design in which the rate of the target
response is progressively changed (up or down). Used when the final level of the target
response is radically different from baseline and likely to resist change.
Ratio strain is a disruption in responding due to - Correct Answers -when a dog's pattern
of responding begins disrupting because of stretching that ratio too much.
"overworked and underpaid"
What does the central nervous system consist of? - Correct Answers -brain and spinal
cord
functional analysis - Correct Answers -systematic manipulation of environmental
contingencies
Differential Reinforcement of High Rate - Correct Answers -behavior is reinforced only if
it occurs at least a specified number of times in a given period
What reinforcement schedule should you use when dogs engage in a desirable
behavior at a rate far below what we want to see. - Correct Answers -Using DRH
systematically reinforces incremental increases in the rate of that behavior.
Circling, freezing, snapping in the air, tail chasing, and pacing are all examples of -
Correct Answers -Behaviors that have been referred to as compulsive disorders,
obsessive compulsive disorders, and stereotypies
How does the neonatal period (birth-2 weeks) affect behavior? - Correct Answers -
Maternal behavior toward off spring and early life stress (ELS) can have impact on
behavioral and physical development.
Intense prolonged stress early in life can intensify sensitivity to stressful and anxiety
provoking situations
Mild-moderate stressors can increase resilience to stressors later on in life
What is ELS? - Correct Answers -Early life stress
Too much stress is bad
Small amounts of stress increase tolerance of stressors later in life
,What is the HPA axis? - Correct Answers -hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Controls reactions to stress and regulates many body functions
How could the Transition period affect dog behavior? - Correct Answers -Improper
socialization to littermates could result in improper play behaviors
Behavior Analysis - Correct Answers -A comprehensive experimental approach to the
study of the behavior of organisms, including: the discovery of principles and laws that
govern behavior, the extension of these principles over species, and the development of
an applied technology.
Behavioral Assessment - Correct Answers -The systematic study of an individual's
behavior patterns. The information gathered is used to clearly define a specific behavior
prior to, during, and after any type of treatment or intervention.
DRL - Correct Answers -Unlike DRA, DRI, and DRO, this procedure doesn't want to
eliminate the behavior. Instead, it just wants to decrease how often the behavior occurs.
Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate - Correct Answers -An owner wants her guard
dog to bark less, but not extinguish his barking entirely. The trainer taught the dog to
"speak" on command, and used a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement to decrease
his barking. This is an example of:
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior - Correct Answers -While DRA and DRI
want to introduce a different behavior, what reinforcement only cares about the subject
not doing the target behavior?
limbic system - Correct Answers -What system plays a vital role in dogs 'decision
making' capacity, helping them determine what they should or shouldn't do in a given
situation?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Correct Answers -Phobias in pets are commonly
assumed to be associated with specific stimuli, such as thunderstorms, loud noises,
strangers, separation from an owner, or the outdoors. However, some dogs chronically
exhibit signs of anxiety regardless of their situation. While demonstrations of fear may
intensify when these animals are exposed to certain situations or stimuli, such pets are
rarely or never truly relaxed and calm. These pets may have what disorder?
nervous system - Correct Answers -The brain processes the input from the senses,
develops a response, and ultimately drives appropriate motor functions. What is
responsible, either directly or indirectly, for all behaviors.
reticular formation (RF) - Correct Answers -Inescapable trauma and prolonged stress
result in the depletion of NE, and NE depletion is associated with learned helplessness.
What activates this arousal?
,What factors affect the chain of sensory and motor function input-processing-output? -
Correct Answers -hormonal state, previous experiences, alertness, mood, health,
environment, and sensory capability.
What system forms a network of nerves that serve as a link between the brain and
spinal cord to communicate with the body. - Correct Answers -Peripheral nervous
system
distress vocalizations - Correct Answers -rapid series whines and yelps occurring at
rates that can exceed 100 per minute in 3-week-old puppies during situations of obvious
discomfort.
(ex: when used in puppies, the function is to reunite the neonate and the bitch.)
Bark Vocalizations - Correct Answers -associated with greeting, play solicitation, alarm,
hunting, tracking, herding, vocal alerting, defense, threat, care seeking, distress, contact
seeking, and group vocalization
An animal's _______ ________ _______ only develops its genetically predetermined
functions if exposed to appropriate environmental stimulation, especially early in life. -
Correct Answers -central nervous system
A restricted environment early in life results in an animal with abnormal _____ ______.
The animal may not be able to perceive stimuli to which it was not exposed during
development. - Correct Answers -sensory perception
The scientific method is valuable because it:
a) offers answers not biased by cultural, social, or political beliefs.
b) offers an effective method for proving or disproving a hypothesis.
c) provides undisputed facts about the information being studied.
d) provides a standardized set of methods for gathering and discussing information -
Correct Answers -b or d?
Which of the following describes a functional analysis manipulation?
a) Modification of antecedent events and the consequences for the problem behaviors
b) Direct observation of current problem behaviors and anecdotal observation of
predicted problem behaviors
c) Placement of dog in stressful and non-stressful situations and documentation of the
resulting behavior
d) Placement of dog into a positive emotional state and observation of behavior over
time and in different environments - Correct Answers -a) Modification of antecedent
events and the consequences for the problem behaviors
_____ based treatments can be developed to reduce problem behavior and increase
appropriate behavior - Correct Answers -function
, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) - Correct Answers -includes all the different
ways to learn about behavior by testing behavior directly (an analysis) and ways that do
not (all other types of assessment)
Functional Analysis (FA) - Correct Answers -scientific way of trying it and seeing what
happens. It involves testing how certain changes impact the occurrence of problem
behavior.
Congenital - Correct Answers -An often-inherited medical condition that occurs at or
before birth.
proximate causes of behavior - Correct Answers -the immediate day to day
environmental factors or stimuli that influence our responses
- What stimulus causes the behavior?
- What does the dogs body do in response to the stimulus?
ultimate causes of behavior - Correct Answers -the evolutionary processes that
produced the animal's capacity and tendency to behave in particular ways
The "bigger picture"
1) What about this behavior helps the animal survive?
2) What is the evolutional history of this behavior?
Scientific Method Steps - Correct Answers -1) QUESTION AND A THEORY
a. what explains and organizes different observations and predicts outcomes
2) HYPOTHESIS
a. testable prediction
3) TEST WITH A REPLICABLE EXPERIMENT
a. allows other researchers to replicate the experiment
consistent results w/ various subjects/situations
experiments - Correct Answers -Allow investigators to isolate different effects by
manipulating an independent variable and keeping other variables constant.
simultaneous conditioning - Correct Answers -a classical conditioning procedure in
which the CS and the US are presented at the same time
- Because there is no interval between the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned
stimulus it makes this type of conditioning ineffective.
Setting Events - Correct Answers -The general environmental conditions that provide
the context for and influence negative behavior
- important to acknowledge, determine how they affect clients, in order to find solutions
that improve behavior.
Stretching the ratio is the procedure used to - Correct Answers -gradually increase the
number of responses required for the dog to earn reinforcement.
