CPDT-KA practice exam questions &
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
Clapping your hands excitedly to get your dog to come is:
a)prompting
b)capturing
c)fading the lure
d)positive reinforcer - correct answer ✔✔a) prompting
According to the humane hierarchy, environmental factors are:
a)between positive reinforcement and negative punishment
b)directly above negative reinforcement
c)above classical conditioning
d)at the bottom of the hierarchy - correct answer ✔✔c)above classical conditioning
A client just got a puppy and after the first week you ask her, "How's everything going?" She
says, "It's great!" and doesn't say anything else. What should you say next:
a)"That's terrific! So now let's start working on sit."
b)"Wonderful! So what's going on with house training?"
c)"You just got a puppy ... I doubt everything's great."
d)"Excellent! Let's pick up where we left off last week." - correct answer ✔✔b)"Wonderful! So
what's going on with house training?"
Belyayev found that his domesticated foxes:
a)Developed curled tails and floppy ears
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
Clapping your hands excitedly to get your dog to come is:
a)prompting
b)capturing
c)fading the lure
d)positive reinforcer - correct answer ✔✔a) prompting
According to the humane hierarchy, environmental factors are:
a)between positive reinforcement and negative punishment
b)directly above negative reinforcement
c)above classical conditioning
d)at the bottom of the hierarchy - correct answer ✔✔c)above classical conditioning
A client just got a puppy and after the first week you ask her, "How's everything going?" She
says, "It's great!" and doesn't say anything else. What should you say next:
a)"That's terrific! So now let's start working on sit."
b)"Wonderful! So what's going on with house training?"
c)"You just got a puppy ... I doubt everything's great."
d)"Excellent! Let's pick up where we left off last week." - correct answer ✔✔b)"Wonderful! So
what's going on with house training?"
Belyayev found that his domesticated foxes:
a)Developed curled tails and floppy ears
