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LIMA stands for - ANSWER-Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive CCPDT Code of Ethics - ANSWER-You should use positive reinforcement techniques whenever possible the first thing a trainer should do according to the Humane Hierarchy is - ANSWER-Recommend a vet appointment to ensure the dog is physically healthy Stimulus control - ANSWER-When 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 - ANSWER-Fixed duration schedules require the behavior be performed for a set period ex. sit stay for 10 seconds Premack principle - ANSWER-more 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 - ANSWER-We are more likely to repeat a behavior if we have a good experience Unconditioned responses - ANSWER-a response to an unconditioned stimulus that requires no previous experience non-associative learning - ANSWER-you'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.