CPDT KA QUESTION BANK 2026
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What does "Tame" mean?.
Answer: (v) to domesticate; (adj) a domesticated animal which is not
dangerous or frightened of people;
◉ What is "Domestication"?.
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?.
Answer: The retention of immature characteristics in adulthood
*Many modern dog breeds retain neotenous characteristics.
◉ What does "Phylogeny" mean?.
Answer: The evolutionary history of an organism
◉ What is "Phylogenetic Behavior" (in dogs)?.
Answer: Behaviors common to the dog as a species:
*Food acquisition
*Hazard avoidance, safety/comfort seeking
,*Reproductive behaviors
◉ What are "Fixed Action Patterns"?.
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"?.
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.
Answer: Nature v. Nurture; Learned v. Innate.
◉ Instinctive Drift.
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.
Answer: 3-16 weeks. Socialization window begins to diminish by 16
weeks.
, ◉ Testosterone.
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.
Answer: Estrogen and progesterone. Estrus twice a year. 20 days
duration. Spaying does not reduce aggression levels in females. Instead
may increase.
◉ Neuropsychology.
Answer: Relationship between the brain and the body.
◉ Engrams.
Answer: Muscle Memory. Development and storage of familiar motor
action. The neural pathways.
◉ Reticular Activating System (RAS).
Answer: Attention center of the brain. Where things are perceived,
processed, and acted upon. Tuning out things that are unimportant.
◉ Limbic System.
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What does "Tame" mean?.
Answer: (v) to domesticate; (adj) a domesticated animal which is not
dangerous or frightened of people;
◉ What is "Domestication"?.
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?.
Answer: The retention of immature characteristics in adulthood
*Many modern dog breeds retain neotenous characteristics.
◉ What does "Phylogeny" mean?.
Answer: The evolutionary history of an organism
◉ What is "Phylogenetic Behavior" (in dogs)?.
Answer: Behaviors common to the dog as a species:
*Food acquisition
*Hazard avoidance, safety/comfort seeking
,*Reproductive behaviors
◉ What are "Fixed Action Patterns"?.
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"?.
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.
Answer: Nature v. Nurture; Learned v. Innate.
◉ Instinctive Drift.
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.
Answer: 3-16 weeks. Socialization window begins to diminish by 16
weeks.
, ◉ Testosterone.
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.
Answer: Estrogen and progesterone. Estrus twice a year. 20 days
duration. Spaying does not reduce aggression levels in females. Instead
may increase.
◉ Neuropsychology.
Answer: Relationship between the brain and the body.
◉ Engrams.
Answer: Muscle Memory. Development and storage of familiar motor
action. The neural pathways.
◉ Reticular Activating System (RAS).
Answer: Attention center of the brain. Where things are perceived,
processed, and acted upon. Tuning out things that are unimportant.
◉ Limbic System.
