CPDT-KA Exam 2024 Questions and Answers (Graded A+)

LIMA stands for - ANSWERLeast Intrusive, Minimally Aversive CCPDT Code of Ethics - ANSWERYou should use positive reinforcement techniques whenever possible the first thing a trainer should do according to the Humane Hierarchy is - ANSWERRecommend a vet appointment to ensure the dog is physically healthy Stimulus control - ANSWERWhen a dog can both discriminate and generalize a behavior, he is said to have learned (dog offers a specific canine behavior when you ask for it and doesn't offer it if you haven't asked for it.) Fixed interval - ANSWERFixed duration schedules require the behavior be performed for a set period ex. sit stay for 10 seconds Premack principle - ANSWERmore probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors. EX. dog asked to sit at door before a walk-when he sits, door will open and walk begins Thorndike's Law of Effect - ANSWERWe are more likely to repeat a behavior if we have a good experience Unconditioned responses - ANSWERa response to an unconditioned stimulus that requires no previous experience non-associative learning - ANSWERyou're not pairing a stimulus with a behavior. - can be either habituation or sensitization. -Habituation is when repeated exposure to a stimulus decreases an organism's responsiveness to the stimulus. Desensitization - ANSWERexposing the pet to a stimulus that would normally cause an undesirable reaction at an extremely low level so that there is no response. secondary reinforcer (conditioned reinforcer) - ANSWERa stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer (CLICKER) shaping (operant conditioning) - ANSWERbreak it down into smaller steps that build toward it-Rewarding a dog after each approximation of performing the target behavior believes Learning takes place through trial and error - ANSWERThorndike John Watson's basic theory of behavior - ANSWERBehavior is based on responding to a given stimulus-uses punishment, aversives, and forcing dog physically into the behaviors they desire. Learned irrelevance - ANSWERlearning to ignore stimuli because there is no consequence (ignore cue) Cla