CPDT KA EXAM 5 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ According to Coppinger, proto-wolves genetically predisposed to
show _______________.
Answer: less flight distance than regular wolves
◉ New niche wolves gained _________ ________ for living with humans
over regular wolves
Answer: selective advantage
◉ Wild animals can be tamed by patient handling and socialization
but they can't be considered domesticated until _____________.
Answer: they undergo extensive biological and behavioral changes
resulting from selective breeding over many generations.
◉ The foxes "tamed" in the Russian experiment retained care
soliciting behaviors, T or F?
Answer: true, barking increased, play increased.
◉ Neoteny is the retention of _________
Answer: juvenile traits in adults
,◉ The effectiveness of rabies vaccine on wolf hybrids is not clear, T
or F?
Answer: True, this might be reason not to allow wolf-dog hybrid into
your classes.
◉ Phylogeny is the _____________.
Answer: evolutionary history of an organism.
◉ Phylogenic behaviors are behaviors ________.
Answer: common to the dog as a species, they have developed over
generations
◉ Examples of phylogenic behaviors in dogs
Answer: fear of fire, fear of loud noises
◉ Coppinger maintains that all dog behavior can be put into one of
three different motivations:
Answer: food acquisition, hazard avoidance, reproductive behaviors
◉ Phylogenic behavior can or cannot be modified?
Answer: it can
,◉ A FAP is a stereotypic ______ ________ that is relatively _______ ___
_____.
Answer: movement pattern, constant in form
◉ A trigger is needed to start an FAP, T or F?
Answer: true
◉ Ontogenetic behaviors ____________.
Answer: develop over the lifetime of an individual dog
◉ 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 ____.
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ According to Coppinger, proto-wolves genetically predisposed to
show _______________.
Answer: less flight distance than regular wolves
◉ New niche wolves gained _________ ________ for living with humans
over regular wolves
Answer: selective advantage
◉ Wild animals can be tamed by patient handling and socialization
but they can't be considered domesticated until _____________.
Answer: they undergo extensive biological and behavioral changes
resulting from selective breeding over many generations.
◉ The foxes "tamed" in the Russian experiment retained care
soliciting behaviors, T or F?
Answer: true, barking increased, play increased.
◉ Neoteny is the retention of _________
Answer: juvenile traits in adults
,◉ The effectiveness of rabies vaccine on wolf hybrids is not clear, T
or F?
Answer: True, this might be reason not to allow wolf-dog hybrid into
your classes.
◉ Phylogeny is the _____________.
Answer: evolutionary history of an organism.
◉ Phylogenic behaviors are behaviors ________.
Answer: common to the dog as a species, they have developed over
generations
◉ Examples of phylogenic behaviors in dogs
Answer: fear of fire, fear of loud noises
◉ Coppinger maintains that all dog behavior can be put into one of
three different motivations:
Answer: food acquisition, hazard avoidance, reproductive behaviors
◉ Phylogenic behavior can or cannot be modified?
Answer: it can
,◉ A FAP is a stereotypic ______ ________ that is relatively _______ ___
_____.
Answer: movement pattern, constant in form
◉ A trigger is needed to start an FAP, T or F?
Answer: true
◉ Ontogenetic behaviors ____________.
Answer: develop over the lifetime of an individual dog
◉ 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 ____.
