Michelle's CPDT Prep Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified!

Positive (P+) - ANSWER-adds something to the environment Reinforcement - ANSWER-increases behavior Punishment - ANSWER-decreases the behavior Positive Reinforcement (R+) - ANSWER-ADDS something to promote an INCREASE in behavior (e.g. feed a treat) Positive Punishment (P+) [FEAR or PAIN] - ANSWER-ADDS something to promote a DECREASE in behavior (e.g. jerk the leash) Negative - ANSWER-removes something from the environment Negative Reinforcement (R-) [RELIEF] - ANSWER-REMOVES something to promote the INCREASE in behavior (e.g. stop loud music) Negative Punishment (P-) [DISAPPOINTMENT/FRUSTRATION] - ANSWER-REMOVES something to promote a DECREASE in behavior (e.g. take away a toy) threshold - ANSWER-point at which animal stops thinking consciously Operant conditioning - ANSWER-if a dog MUST learn to do something, it's operant conditioning Replacement Behavior - ANSWER-is what you teach your dog to do instead of the problem behavior Cut-off signals - ANSWER-distance increasing behavior Habituation - ANSWER-The ability to stop reacting to meaningless stimuli [NOTE: stimulus that elicits really strong reactions, e.g. fear - often don't habituate] Sensitization - ANSWER-[Sort of opposite of habituation] (some dogs) reaction to a repeated stimulus gets stronger instead of dispersing [NOTE: stimulus that elicits really strong reactions, e.g. fear - often don't habituate] Adaptation - ANSWER-..refers to the physical process of tiring.