CPDT-KA Study Guide Questions With
Correct Answers
Species |Designation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Canis |Lupis |Familiaris
What |does |"Tame" |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(v) |to |domesticate; |(adj) |a |domesticated |
animal |which |is |not |dangerous |or |frightened |of |people;
What |is |"Domestication"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(v) |Adapting |an |animal |(or |plant) |to |life |in |
intimate |association |with |and |to |the |advantage |of |humans; |(adj- |"domestic") |An |animal |that |
has |undergone |extensive |behavioral |and |biological |changes |resulting |from |selective |breeding |
over |the |course |of |many |generations |resulting |in |tameness
What |does |"Neoteny" |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |retention |of |immature |
characteristics |in |adulthood
*Many |modern |dog |breeds |retain |neotenous |characteristics.
What |does |"Phylogeny" |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |evolutionary |history |of |an |
organism
What |is |"Phylogenetic |Behavior" |(in |dogs)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behaviors |common |to |the
|dog |as |a |species: |
*Food |acquisition
*Hazard |avoidance, |safety/comfort |seeking
*Reproductive |behaviors
, What |are |"Fixed |Action |Patterns"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Innate |or |phylogenetic |behaviors |
which |must |be |completed |before |the |animal |stops; |
Examples: |urine |marking |even |if |the |dog |has |no |urine |remaining |in |system |or |circling |before |
laying |on |a |blanket
What |is |"Ontogenetic |Behavior"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |response |to |environmental |
influences. |It |is |learned, |has |be |rewarded, |and |can |be |modified. |ie. |dog |running |to |name |after |
being |fed |previously |when |name |was |called
Tempermant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nature |v. |Nurture; |Learned |v. |Innate.
Instinctive |Drift |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Breland |Effect. |The |prepotency |of |strong |
instinctive |behavior |patterns |over |those |which |have |been |conditioned. |Wherever |an |animal |
had |strong |instructive |behavior, |the |organism |will |drift |toward |instinctive |behavior |to |the |
detriment |of |the |conditioned |behavior.
Critical |Periods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3-16 |weeks. |Socialization |window |begins |to |diminish |
by |16 |weeks.
Testosterone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Influences |behaviors |such |as |mounting, |mating, |
searching |for |females, |scent |marking, |and |aggression. |If |the |dog |has |a |history |of |being |
reinforced |for |such |behaviors, |that |behavior |now |has |a |conditioned |element |and |doesn't |
depend |on |testosterone.
Female |Hormones |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Estrogen |and |progesterone. |Estrus |twice |a |year. |20
|days |duration. |Spaying |does |not |reduce |aggression |levels |in |females. |Instead |may |increase.
Neuropsychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relationship |between |the |brain |and |the |body.
Correct Answers
Species |Designation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Canis |Lupis |Familiaris
What |does |"Tame" |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(v) |to |domesticate; |(adj) |a |domesticated |
animal |which |is |not |dangerous |or |frightened |of |people;
What |is |"Domestication"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(v) |Adapting |an |animal |(or |plant) |to |life |in |
intimate |association |with |and |to |the |advantage |of |humans; |(adj- |"domestic") |An |animal |that |
has |undergone |extensive |behavioral |and |biological |changes |resulting |from |selective |breeding |
over |the |course |of |many |generations |resulting |in |tameness
What |does |"Neoteny" |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |retention |of |immature |
characteristics |in |adulthood
*Many |modern |dog |breeds |retain |neotenous |characteristics.
What |does |"Phylogeny" |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |evolutionary |history |of |an |
organism
What |is |"Phylogenetic |Behavior" |(in |dogs)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behaviors |common |to |the
|dog |as |a |species: |
*Food |acquisition
*Hazard |avoidance, |safety/comfort |seeking
*Reproductive |behaviors
, What |are |"Fixed |Action |Patterns"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Innate |or |phylogenetic |behaviors |
which |must |be |completed |before |the |animal |stops; |
Examples: |urine |marking |even |if |the |dog |has |no |urine |remaining |in |system |or |circling |before |
laying |on |a |blanket
What |is |"Ontogenetic |Behavior"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |response |to |environmental |
influences. |It |is |learned, |has |be |rewarded, |and |can |be |modified. |ie. |dog |running |to |name |after |
being |fed |previously |when |name |was |called
Tempermant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nature |v. |Nurture; |Learned |v. |Innate.
Instinctive |Drift |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Breland |Effect. |The |prepotency |of |strong |
instinctive |behavior |patterns |over |those |which |have |been |conditioned. |Wherever |an |animal |
had |strong |instructive |behavior, |the |organism |will |drift |toward |instinctive |behavior |to |the |
detriment |of |the |conditioned |behavior.
Critical |Periods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3-16 |weeks. |Socialization |window |begins |to |diminish |
by |16 |weeks.
Testosterone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Influences |behaviors |such |as |mounting, |mating, |
searching |for |females, |scent |marking, |and |aggression. |If |the |dog |has |a |history |of |being |
reinforced |for |such |behaviors, |that |behavior |now |has |a |conditioned |element |and |doesn't |
depend |on |testosterone.
Female |Hormones |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Estrogen |and |progesterone. |Estrus |twice |a |year. |20
|days |duration. |Spaying |does |not |reduce |aggression |levels |in |females. |Instead |may |increase.
Neuropsychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relationship |between |the |brain |and |the |body.