CPDT-KA Exam Solved
Combined Questions With Revised
Correct Detailed Answers
1. An example of a normal behavior that is problematic is
A. Playfulness
B. Turning around before lying down
C. Barking
D. Lying on the owners bed - ANSWER C. Barking
2. If an unbred, intact female dog has an increase in nesting and guarding
behaviors, she could be experiencing
A. Pseudopregnancy
B. Whelping
C. Bloat
D. Territoriality - ANSWER A. Pseudopregnancy
3. What are the core vaccination for dogs? - ANSWER Parvovirus, distemper,
canine hepatitis, and rabies.
4. Core vaccinations include
A. Bordatella
B. Influenza
,C. Hepatitis
D. Lyme - ANSWER Hepatitis
5. Each time a dog walks nicely on leash, the owner praises and releases the dog
to "go sniff". Walking nicely on leash increases. This is an example of
A. Thorndikes law of effect
B. Premack Principle
C. Classical learning
D. Desensitization - ANSWER B. Premack Principle
6. A CPDT-KA is NOT permitted to
A. Use average tools such as prong collars
B. Recommend specific feeding regimens
C. Discriminate against specific methods
D. Recommend particular treats - ANSWER B. Recommend specific feeding
regimens
7. When working with a client who has been struggling to use a clicker, a trainer
may suggest trying
A.Collar corrections
B. Target sticks
C. Verbal marker
D. Shock collars - ANSWER C. Verbal marker
8. The best reinforcement schedule to maintain a learned behavior is
,A. Continuous
B. Variable ratio
C. Differential ratio
D. Fixed interval - ANSWER B. Variable ratio
9. An owner is having problems with play biting from her 10 week old puppy. The
trainer recommends yelping loudly and discontinuing play whenever the puppy
bites skin. This is an example of
A. Positive reinforcement
B. Negative reinforcement
C. Positive punishment
D. Negative punishment - ANSWER D. Negative punishment
10. Using management including crates and gates is which tier of the humane
hierarchy? - ANSWER Second
11. Operant learning relies exclusively on
A. Emitted behavior
B. Elicited behavior
C. Both elicited and emitted behavior
D. Neither elicited or emitted behavior - ANSWER A. Emitted behavior
12. Aggression between dogs is called
A. Intra-specific
B. Inter-specific
, C. Predatory
D. Possesive - ANSWER A. Intra-specific
Generalizing behavior include training through all of these variables except
A. Duration
B. Distraction
C. Discrimination
D. Diversity - ANSWER C. Discrimination
Which of the following best describes a remote shock Collar?
A. Will elicit an aggressive response.
B. Should fit loosely so the dog does not realize it is being worn
C. Is a tool that should be outlawed
D. May have unexpected side effects - ANSWER D. May have unexpected side
effects
The first and most important thing to remember when dealing with a difficult
client is to
A. Refer them to another trainer
B. Explain why you are right
C. Control your temper
D. Refuse to allow them back in class - ANSWER C. Control your temper
The following tool should not be considered as an option for stopping barking at
the front window
Combined Questions With Revised
Correct Detailed Answers
1. An example of a normal behavior that is problematic is
A. Playfulness
B. Turning around before lying down
C. Barking
D. Lying on the owners bed - ANSWER C. Barking
2. If an unbred, intact female dog has an increase in nesting and guarding
behaviors, she could be experiencing
A. Pseudopregnancy
B. Whelping
C. Bloat
D. Territoriality - ANSWER A. Pseudopregnancy
3. What are the core vaccination for dogs? - ANSWER Parvovirus, distemper,
canine hepatitis, and rabies.
4. Core vaccinations include
A. Bordatella
B. Influenza
,C. Hepatitis
D. Lyme - ANSWER Hepatitis
5. Each time a dog walks nicely on leash, the owner praises and releases the dog
to "go sniff". Walking nicely on leash increases. This is an example of
A. Thorndikes law of effect
B. Premack Principle
C. Classical learning
D. Desensitization - ANSWER B. Premack Principle
6. A CPDT-KA is NOT permitted to
A. Use average tools such as prong collars
B. Recommend specific feeding regimens
C. Discriminate against specific methods
D. Recommend particular treats - ANSWER B. Recommend specific feeding
regimens
7. When working with a client who has been struggling to use a clicker, a trainer
may suggest trying
A.Collar corrections
B. Target sticks
C. Verbal marker
D. Shock collars - ANSWER C. Verbal marker
8. The best reinforcement schedule to maintain a learned behavior is
,A. Continuous
B. Variable ratio
C. Differential ratio
D. Fixed interval - ANSWER B. Variable ratio
9. An owner is having problems with play biting from her 10 week old puppy. The
trainer recommends yelping loudly and discontinuing play whenever the puppy
bites skin. This is an example of
A. Positive reinforcement
B. Negative reinforcement
C. Positive punishment
D. Negative punishment - ANSWER D. Negative punishment
10. Using management including crates and gates is which tier of the humane
hierarchy? - ANSWER Second
11. Operant learning relies exclusively on
A. Emitted behavior
B. Elicited behavior
C. Both elicited and emitted behavior
D. Neither elicited or emitted behavior - ANSWER A. Emitted behavior
12. Aggression between dogs is called
A. Intra-specific
B. Inter-specific
, C. Predatory
D. Possesive - ANSWER A. Intra-specific
Generalizing behavior include training through all of these variables except
A. Duration
B. Distraction
C. Discrimination
D. Diversity - ANSWER C. Discrimination
Which of the following best describes a remote shock Collar?
A. Will elicit an aggressive response.
B. Should fit loosely so the dog does not realize it is being worn
C. Is a tool that should be outlawed
D. May have unexpected side effects - ANSWER D. May have unexpected side
effects
The first and most important thing to remember when dealing with a difficult
client is to
A. Refer them to another trainer
B. Explain why you are right
C. Control your temper
D. Refuse to allow them back in class - ANSWER C. Control your temper
The following tool should not be considered as an option for stopping barking at
the front window
