Example CPDT Questions - Learning Theory 2023

Example CPDT Questions - Learning Theory 2023 A dog learns not to nip when taking treats because his owner removes the treat. This is an example of: A dog learns not to nip when taking treats because his owner removes the treat. This is an example of - ANS-D! You remove the treat to reduce nipping/hard mouth. A dog learns to keep his feet on the floor to avoid having his toes pinched. This is an example of A. Positive reinforcement B. Negative reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Negative punishment (Hint: Focus on your target behavior as a starting point. We are going to do a series of these today. - ANS-B! The target behavior is keeping his feet on the floor. He learns TO DO (reinforcement) this by avoiding (removing/negative) the toe pinches. This, along with that whole knee the dog in the chest thing, is such a mean and inefficient way to teach four on the floo A dog learns not to door dash because his owner body blocks all attempts. This is an example of A. Positive reinforcement B. Negative reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Negative punishment - ANS-C! You add the body block to reduce the door dashing. I can understand how you got D, and I admit, I had to think really hard about this one before I posted it. However, based upon the wording of the question, we are adding a stimulus (the body block). If the question said that the owner removed the dog's access to the door or removed the opportunity for freedom, then it would be negative punishment Owner has a new washing machine that beeps whenever a load finishes. Her dog barks each time the machine beeps, but she carefully ignores the dog and the beep. The dog eventually stops attending to the beep and no longer barks. What has occurred? A. Learned irrelevance B. Habituation C. Desensitization D. Adaptation - ANS-It is B! Habituation. This is a new stimulus, and the barking tells us that he attended to the new noise. However, because the owner was so careful not to provide it meaning, he "got used to it" on his own and began ignoring it. What is the definition of the Premack Principle? A. A less likely behavior can reinforce a more likely behavior. B. A more likely behavior can reinforce a less likely behavior. C. A less likely behavior can punish a more likely behavior. D. A more likely behavior can punish a less likely behavior. - ANS-B! A more likely behavior (something the dog wants to do) can reinforce a less likely behavior (something they aren't excited about). This is grandma's law: eat your peas and you can have some ice cream. An owner works hard to ignore her dog's demand barks, until finally, he no longer displays the behavior. She calls because after a visit from a family member who thought it was cute to give treats when the dog "spoke," the barking has returned in full force. What has happened? A. Spontaneous recovery B. Extinction C. Learned irrelevance D. Descrimination - ANS-A A client is worried about her dog's behavior on leash, as he barks and lunges at strangers. The result of his behavior is that none of her neighbors want to approach. Her friend at work recommends a prong collar and tells her to just "pop it" whenever he barks. However, after an initial notice to the prong collar correction, the dog quickly returns to barking and lunging, and eventually does so regardless of the collar corrections. This is an example of: A. Habituation B. Desensitization C. Learned Helplessness D. Learned Irrelevance - ANS-D Assuming proper puppy raising practices, during which stage of development is bite inhibition initially learned? A. 1st Socialization B. 2nd Socialization C. Juvenile D. Adolescence - ANS-it is A. Most bite inhibition is taught by the mother and littermates during the 1st socialization stage. We often think of it in the 2nd because this is when clients call us with a nipping puppy. However, if the breeder was a good breeder, allowing the littermates to stay together for the full 7-8 weeks, they shouldn't be going home with hard mouths. All of the following are healthy phases of a dog's agonistic display (ritualized aggression) EXCEPT: A. Growling B. Agonistic pucker C. Biting D. Charging - ANS-C. By definition, ritualized displays involve a lot of show but no actual overt aggression or inflicted harm (biting, clawing, kicking, hitting, etc. depending on the species). Dogs may charge, dashing in and out, in a threat of "don't make me hurt you" as part of ritualized aggression. However, if they cross into biting and physical damage, the behavior has transitioned into overt aggression with intent to harm. Which of the following behaviors is most likely to be affected by neutering an adult male dog? A. Humping and mounting B. Leg lifting C. Aggression D. Wandering and door dashing - ANS-Humpy and mounting can have a variety of causes, frequently involving a learning history, self-soothing (such as anxiety), an attempt to communicate discomfort in group behavior, etc. Additionally, the question specifies that this is an adult male, which tells us that many of the behaviors that may be initiated by hormones are now learned. Oddly, while door dashing and wandering can have a similar behavioral history, because of the reduced interest in neighborhood females, it does appear that neutering at any age can reduce this behavior. Lucy barks at the TV whenever horses are on. Her owner changes the channel every time she barks at the TV, but barking increases. Lucy's barking has been A. Positively reinforced B. Negatively reinforced C. Positively punished D. Negatively punished - ANS-it is B. We removed the horses on TV by turning the channel (-), but the behavior (barking) has increased in frequency (reinforcement). A trainer is teaching a dog to go to mat and lie down at the sound of the doorbell instead of barking, jumping, and spinning in the foyer. She is using A. DRI B. VRI C. FR-1 D. CRF - ANS-It is A, DRI. We are differentially reinforcing an incompatible behavior. The dog cannot go to mat and lie down while simultaneously continuing to bark, jump, and spin in the foyer. And if you get really good, the doorbell itself becomes the cue via transference (New cue, old cue, behavior, reward). Shelly convinced her parents to buy her the game "Operation" for her birthday. The first time she played the game, her tweezers touched the side and made a loud, buzzer noise. Shelly immediately stopped playing the game, began crying and told her mom she was scared and didn't want the game anymore. What happened? A. Shelly was sensitized to the sound of the game buzzer B. Shelly was negatively punished by the game to stop playing C. Shelly was positively reinforced by her mom because she got the game D. Shelly developed learned helplessness and stopped playin - ANS-The reason it is A is that I was sensitized and avoided the stimulus. I was able to avoid the noise by my own choice. In order for it to be D, learned helplessness, I would have to be subjected to the stimulus with no way to avoid it by my own choice (flooding), and ultimately give up crying, flailing, or otherwise trying to escape. The domestication syndrome is a series of behavioral and physical traits that occur during the domestication of a species. These include all of the following EXCEPT A. White spots and mottled coats B. Reduced skull and teeth size C. Reduction in timid or aggressive behavior D. Reduced vocalization - ANS-It is D! The domestication syndrome actually results in increased vocalizations in many species, including dogs. A trainer wants to teach a disinterested dog to play with a flirt pole. She breaks the behavior into parts (touch the flirt, chase the flirt, mouth the flirt, etc.) and provides the dog with treats each time he successfully interacts with the toy. Over time, the dog learns to engage in and enjoy the game. This is an example of: A. Differential reinforcement of an incompatible behavior B. Luring a play behavior C. Shaping with positive reinforcement D. Shaping with Premack's principle - ANS-It is C! This is actually how I took Calvin from scent hound focused on the treats to playful pup chasing the toy! Based upon the Dog Training and Behavior Intervention Practices Policy set forth by the CCPDT, which of the following is an acceptable training method?...