CCBC-KA Study Prep Complete Questions And
Answers 2024 Study Solutions
What is a contingency statement? ANS Describes the relationship between antecedents, behavior and
consequences. If....than.....
What is a functional assessment? ANS Is hypothesis generating.
Evaluates history, health, age, breed, nutrition, motivating factors, antecedents etc.
What stimulates behavior, what maintains behavior, what can we do?
What is a functional analysis? ANS Is done to test a hypothesis.
Systematic manipulation of environmental contingencies.
Is not always safe to do.
What are setting events? ANS Conditions in the environment that are related to the behaviour appearing.
Can be internal (health) or external factors.
What are observable behaviours? Give an example. ANS Behaviours that you can see. Things a "dead dog" can't
do and not labels. Example:jumping
How do you collect a baseline data of behaviour? ANS Observe and collect data over a set period of time while
not interfering.
Four Stages of Learning are? ANS 1)acquisition 2)fluency 3)generalization 4)maintenance
Define lure ANS To bait or draw in using food or object
Define shaping ANS Series of steps to build a target behaviour
Define chain(ing) ANS serial skill broken down into sub routines which can be seen as links of a chain
Define mark ANS To signify a behaviour as correct
,Define capture ANS Reward a natural occurring behaviour as correct
Define mold(ing) ANS Coercing physically into a desired behaviour/position
Define fade ANS Gradual removal of a lure or prompt
Define prompt ANS Antecedent strategy used to evoke a behaviour
Define flooding ANS Over whelming exposure to a trigger without them being able to use fight or flight
Define positive reinforcement and give an example ANS Adds a pleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour.
Treat after a sit
Define negative reinforcement ANS Removes aversive stimulus to increase a behaviour.
Holding a dogs mouth closed until they stop barking. Includes escape and avoidance
Define positive punishment and give an example. ANS Adds aversive stimulus to decrease a behaviour. Leash
correction.
Define negative punishment and give an example ANS Removes a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour.
Taking a toy away when they play rough.
Escape and active avoidance are apart of what operant learning? ANS Negative reinforcement
what is escape learning and give an example ANS Dog is able to escape the aversive stimulus. Escaping and
shock collar stops
What is avoidance learning and give an example. ANS Dog avoids the onset of the aversive stimulus. Not doing
a behaviour to prevent a shock from occurring.
,Define extinction ANS Lack/absence of a reinforcement following a behaviour which leads to a
decrease/disappearing of the behaviour
What is an extinction burst? ANS A sudden increase in the rate of behavior during the early stages of extinction.
Define spontaneous recovery ANS the reappearance of an extinguished target behaviour after it's been
extinguished
Define counter conditioning and desensitization ANS Training an animal to display a behaviour that is different
than their current one and the process of exposure starting at low intensity
Define fixed ratio schedule ANS reinforcement after a specified number of responses
ex: a treat after every 3rd sit
Define variable ratio schedule ANS Reinforcement after a varying number of responses.
Ex: treat after 3rd sit, 7th sit etc
Define fixed interval schedule ANS Reinforcement after a specific amount of time has elapsed
ex: Treat after 10 seconds
Define variable interval schedule ANS Reinforcement after varying time intervals
ex: treat after 3 seconds, 5 seconds etc
Define deprivation to modify behaviour ANS Withholding something to increase the desire of it.
Ex-withholding food to increase the desire for it later
What is an instinct drift? ANS Specie specific appetitive and exploratory behaviours that spontaneously occur.
What is contrafreeloading? ANS When given a choice between provided food and food that requires effort, the
animal chooses the food that takes effort
What is an unconditioned stimulus and give an example ANS a stimulus that elicits a automatic response
without the necessity of prior training
, Ex:food
What is an unconditioned response and give an example ANS a reflexive reaction that is reliably produced by an
unconditioned stimulus
Ex: drooling after seeing food
What are reflexes? ANS Unconditioned stimuli and responses
What is a neutral stimulus and give an example ANS a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning
other than focusing attention
Ex: bell or clicker
What is a conditioned stimulus and give an example ANS A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a
learned response through training
Ex: bell=food
What is a conditioned response and give an example ANS a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
Ex:bell=drool
What is a conditioned reflex? ANS Conditioned stimulus and response referred to as a whole.
What is a conditioned reinforcer/punisher and give an example ANS Previously neutral stimulus paired with a
primary reinforcer or punisher and squires reinforcement/punishment properties.
Ex:yes or ah ah
What is stimulus generalization and response generalization? ANS When information derived from one situation
is applied to others that are not exactly the same
Define discriminative stimulus and give an example ANS a stimulus that elicits a response because the
behaviour was reliably reinforced. Signals that a contingency is in effect.
Ex:cues like sit or hand signals
Answers 2024 Study Solutions
What is a contingency statement? ANS Describes the relationship between antecedents, behavior and
consequences. If....than.....
What is a functional assessment? ANS Is hypothesis generating.
Evaluates history, health, age, breed, nutrition, motivating factors, antecedents etc.
What stimulates behavior, what maintains behavior, what can we do?
What is a functional analysis? ANS Is done to test a hypothesis.
Systematic manipulation of environmental contingencies.
Is not always safe to do.
What are setting events? ANS Conditions in the environment that are related to the behaviour appearing.
Can be internal (health) or external factors.
What are observable behaviours? Give an example. ANS Behaviours that you can see. Things a "dead dog" can't
do and not labels. Example:jumping
How do you collect a baseline data of behaviour? ANS Observe and collect data over a set period of time while
not interfering.
Four Stages of Learning are? ANS 1)acquisition 2)fluency 3)generalization 4)maintenance
Define lure ANS To bait or draw in using food or object
Define shaping ANS Series of steps to build a target behaviour
Define chain(ing) ANS serial skill broken down into sub routines which can be seen as links of a chain
Define mark ANS To signify a behaviour as correct
,Define capture ANS Reward a natural occurring behaviour as correct
Define mold(ing) ANS Coercing physically into a desired behaviour/position
Define fade ANS Gradual removal of a lure or prompt
Define prompt ANS Antecedent strategy used to evoke a behaviour
Define flooding ANS Over whelming exposure to a trigger without them being able to use fight or flight
Define positive reinforcement and give an example ANS Adds a pleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour.
Treat after a sit
Define negative reinforcement ANS Removes aversive stimulus to increase a behaviour.
Holding a dogs mouth closed until they stop barking. Includes escape and avoidance
Define positive punishment and give an example. ANS Adds aversive stimulus to decrease a behaviour. Leash
correction.
Define negative punishment and give an example ANS Removes a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour.
Taking a toy away when they play rough.
Escape and active avoidance are apart of what operant learning? ANS Negative reinforcement
what is escape learning and give an example ANS Dog is able to escape the aversive stimulus. Escaping and
shock collar stops
What is avoidance learning and give an example. ANS Dog avoids the onset of the aversive stimulus. Not doing
a behaviour to prevent a shock from occurring.
,Define extinction ANS Lack/absence of a reinforcement following a behaviour which leads to a
decrease/disappearing of the behaviour
What is an extinction burst? ANS A sudden increase in the rate of behavior during the early stages of extinction.
Define spontaneous recovery ANS the reappearance of an extinguished target behaviour after it's been
extinguished
Define counter conditioning and desensitization ANS Training an animal to display a behaviour that is different
than their current one and the process of exposure starting at low intensity
Define fixed ratio schedule ANS reinforcement after a specified number of responses
ex: a treat after every 3rd sit
Define variable ratio schedule ANS Reinforcement after a varying number of responses.
Ex: treat after 3rd sit, 7th sit etc
Define fixed interval schedule ANS Reinforcement after a specific amount of time has elapsed
ex: Treat after 10 seconds
Define variable interval schedule ANS Reinforcement after varying time intervals
ex: treat after 3 seconds, 5 seconds etc
Define deprivation to modify behaviour ANS Withholding something to increase the desire of it.
Ex-withholding food to increase the desire for it later
What is an instinct drift? ANS Specie specific appetitive and exploratory behaviours that spontaneously occur.
What is contrafreeloading? ANS When given a choice between provided food and food that requires effort, the
animal chooses the food that takes effort
What is an unconditioned stimulus and give an example ANS a stimulus that elicits a automatic response
without the necessity of prior training
, Ex:food
What is an unconditioned response and give an example ANS a reflexive reaction that is reliably produced by an
unconditioned stimulus
Ex: drooling after seeing food
What are reflexes? ANS Unconditioned stimuli and responses
What is a neutral stimulus and give an example ANS a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning
other than focusing attention
Ex: bell or clicker
What is a conditioned stimulus and give an example ANS A previously neutral stimulus that eventually elicits a
learned response through training
Ex: bell=food
What is a conditioned response and give an example ANS a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
Ex:bell=drool
What is a conditioned reflex? ANS Conditioned stimulus and response referred to as a whole.
What is a conditioned reinforcer/punisher and give an example ANS Previously neutral stimulus paired with a
primary reinforcer or punisher and squires reinforcement/punishment properties.
Ex:yes or ah ah
What is stimulus generalization and response generalization? ANS When information derived from one situation
is applied to others that are not exactly the same
Define discriminative stimulus and give an example ANS a stimulus that elicits a response because the
behaviour was reliably reinforced. Signals that a contingency is in effect.
Ex:cues like sit or hand signals
