CPDT KA EXAM REVIEW UPDATED EXAM
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◉ Which of the following information would be most important to
obtain before a dog comes to class.
Answer: Dog's vaccination and behavior history
◉ A slip collar should not be left on an unsupervised dog because.
Answer: the dog may catch the collar on something and strangle
◉ Which outcome is expected when an unpleasant stimulus is
removed following a response?.
Answer: Negative reinforcement
◉ How should a dog trainer aid an owner with limited mobility?.
Answer: Discuss a variety of options and agree on reasonable
accommodations
◉ A frightened dog may display which of the following behaviors?.
Answer: Scans facility and does not focus on owner
,◉ Which of the following is the most appropriate type of equipment
for a dog with a collapsed trachea?.
Answer: Body harness
◉ Which of the following conditions is common in large, deep-
chested breeds and is associated with exercise, excessive food and
water intake, and/or stress?.
Answer: Gastric torsion
◉ In classical conditioning, you create associations between
___________ and ___________.
Answer: Conditioned and unconditioned stimuli
◉ In operant conditioning, you create associations between
____________ and ____________.
Answer: Behavior and conseuence
◉ What is a reinforcer?.
Answer: A consequence that increases the likelihood a behavior will
be repeated
◉ What is a punisher?.
Answer: A consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior will
be repeated
, ◉ What are the four quadrants of consequences?.
Answer: Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
◉ What are the ABC's of behavior?.
Answer: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
◉ In the context of an invisible fence, what aspects of the 4
quadrants are keeping the dog inside the invisible fence?.
Answer: Positive punishment of the dog being shocked by the fence;
negative reinforcement of shock being taken away when dog moves
away from the fence line.
◉ When you cue your dog to sit, you have a sequence of cue, click,
and treat. What is the tertiary reinforcer?.
Answer: The cue.
◉ When you cue your dog to sit, you have a sequence of cue, click,
and treat. What is the secondary reinforcer?.
Answer: The click
SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following information would be most important to
obtain before a dog comes to class.
Answer: Dog's vaccination and behavior history
◉ A slip collar should not be left on an unsupervised dog because.
Answer: the dog may catch the collar on something and strangle
◉ Which outcome is expected when an unpleasant stimulus is
removed following a response?.
Answer: Negative reinforcement
◉ How should a dog trainer aid an owner with limited mobility?.
Answer: Discuss a variety of options and agree on reasonable
accommodations
◉ A frightened dog may display which of the following behaviors?.
Answer: Scans facility and does not focus on owner
,◉ Which of the following is the most appropriate type of equipment
for a dog with a collapsed trachea?.
Answer: Body harness
◉ Which of the following conditions is common in large, deep-
chested breeds and is associated with exercise, excessive food and
water intake, and/or stress?.
Answer: Gastric torsion
◉ In classical conditioning, you create associations between
___________ and ___________.
Answer: Conditioned and unconditioned stimuli
◉ In operant conditioning, you create associations between
____________ and ____________.
Answer: Behavior and conseuence
◉ What is a reinforcer?.
Answer: A consequence that increases the likelihood a behavior will
be repeated
◉ What is a punisher?.
Answer: A consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior will
be repeated
, ◉ What are the four quadrants of consequences?.
Answer: Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
◉ What are the ABC's of behavior?.
Answer: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
◉ In the context of an invisible fence, what aspects of the 4
quadrants are keeping the dog inside the invisible fence?.
Answer: Positive punishment of the dog being shocked by the fence;
negative reinforcement of shock being taken away when dog moves
away from the fence line.
◉ When you cue your dog to sit, you have a sequence of cue, click,
and treat. What is the tertiary reinforcer?.
Answer: The cue.
◉ When you cue your dog to sit, you have a sequence of cue, click,
and treat. What is the secondary reinforcer?.
Answer: The click
