Veterinary Assistant Final Exam Study Guide latest updated (Graded A)

BF Skinner was one of the founders of what academic discipline? - Answer- Operant conditioning / behaviorism Positive reinforcement - Answer- By adding something the animal wants; you increase the likely hood the behavior will occur again Negative reinforcement - Answer- By removing something aversive, you increase the like hood of the behavior will occur again positive punishment - Answer- By adding something the animal dislikes or finds aversive you decrease the like hood of the behavior will occur again negative punishment - Answer- By removing something that the animal wants; you decrease the likely hood that the behavior will occur again What did Breland and Breland accomplish? - Answer- The misbehavior of organisms What is Bob Bailey known for? - Answer- Running chicken camps What is Instinctual drift? - Answer- the tendency of the animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response What is ethology? - Answer- the study of animal behavior what is reinforcement? - Answer- to increase the probability of a behavior occurring in the future- it encourages the target behavior What do you have figure out before choosing a reinforce? - Answer- are you trying to maintain or increase a desired behavior or trying to reduce or eliminate a behavior what is motivation? - Answer- the desire to do things Who is Ian Dunbar? - Answer- A veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and writer what did Ian Dunbar contribute to dog training? - Answer- positive reinforcement and motivation what is owner directed aggression in dogs? - Answer- aggression that is directed to family members or house mates (members of the dogs social group) what is the most common type of aggression between dogs who live together? - Answer- sibling rivalry Fear-induced - Answer- aggression towards strangers at home or in other environments Redirected - Answer- aggression directed toward a member of the social group that did not actually induce the aggression maternal - Answer- mom protecting her puppies what behavioral changes have occurred in dogs that make them different from wolves? - Answer- dogs don't pack, dogs have social variability, dogs have a less ritualized social communication system then wolves, dogs don't do ritualized greeting What is dominance in dogs? - Answer- priority access to preferred limited resources two dominance signals in dogs. - Answer- snaps and growls four triggers for owner directed aggression. - Answer- may not tolerate eye contact, may bite if awaken suddenly, resists discipline, resists restraint what is fear aggression? - Answer- aggression that directed to strangers that is usually towards men and children what are calming signals - Answer- signals that help calm the dog when he/she feels nervous fear, Nosie or anything unpleasant what is affective aggression in cats? - Answer- aggression that means the cats emotions are clearly involved and it can be offensive or defensive what is predatory aggression in cats? - Answer- aggression that is quiet biting aggression and it is not emotional or affective five types of feline aggression - Answer- dominance aggression, fear aggression, intercat aggression, territorial aggression, and pain induced aggression five signs of fear aggression in cats - Answer- dilated pupils, flattened ears, open mouth threats, hissing, and batting with paws when is territorial aggression most apt to occur between cats - Answer- most common when a new cat is introduced to a household what is non recognition aggression in cats? - Answer- aggression when cats no longer recognize each other when is non recognition aggression most likely to occur? - Answer- when a cat goes to the veterinarian or groomer and returns with a different smell and behaves differently name two reasons why horses are good at learning. - Answer- they have great memories and they learn really well through operant conditioning Fear Free movement in veterinary medicine practice - Answer- involves los stress handling and attempts to alleviate a fearful response in animals and owners at veterinary appointments what are signs and symptoms of separation anxiety in dogs? - Answer- excessive chewing, digging, scratching near windows and doors, crate destruction, and destruction of owner property when does the onset of separation anxiety occur? - Answer- occurs after an experience interrupts a social bond how do humans reinforce separation anxiety? - Answer- nurturing and empathetic, spends lots of time with the dog, and encourage dependent behaviors in the dog five components of compulsive disorders in dogs and cats - Answer- repetitive, consistent, time consuming, may cause the animal physical injury, and animal cant function normally what is a displacement behavior? - Answer- a form of conflict behavior three canine compulsive disorders - Answer- fence running, repetitive circling, and fly snapping two feline compulsive disorders - Answer- wool sucking and feline hyperesthesia Name the four different types of animal digestive systems. - Answer- monogastric, ruminant, nonruminant, avian