Dog Trainer Test 6

A negative stimulus is used in negative punishment.

True

False

Sometimes

Correct! Wrong!

What sorts of behaviors are teachable using a clicker?

Anything you can't explain to the dog verbally

Tricks

The dog can perform every action that is physically possible.

Obedient actions

Correct! Wrong!

What do you do when you "charge the clicker"?

The act of using the clicker to produce sound

Indicates that the clicker is being used excessively and is becoming less effective.

Letting the dog learn that a clicker is associated with food

Simply refers to charging the clicker with electricity.

Correct! Wrong!

Dogs trained with a clicker are not punished.

True

False

Sometimes

Correct! Wrong!

Because dogs get confused about who is clicking, clicker training doesn't function well in group settings even if it's fantastic for one-on-one instruction.

True

False

Sometimes

Correct! Wrong!

When a method is used to stop a behavior, it is referred to as .

Relinquish

Extinction

Reinforcement

Luring

Correct! Wrong!

What is "free shaping" when training a behavior using a clicker?

Rewarding the desired behavior with more "free" rewards when it is repeated

Without in any way tempting the dog, click for ever-closer simulations of the desired behavior.

Shaping' the dog with your hands and clicking

Clicker training does not involve free shaping.

Correct! Wrong!

Why is clicking preferable than uttering a word like "good!"

To the dog, the clicker means nothing else.

The clicker has more accuracy.

The clicker's sound is distinctive from anything else around it.

All of these

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following would not be considered an operational technique?

When the owner entirely ignores the dog after it jumps at them, the dog stops.

When the dog sits on cue from the trainer, it is rewarded with a treat.

Luring the dog to lie by gradually moving its front legs forward while it is seated

These are all

Correct! Wrong!

Instead of lunging at onlookers, a dog owner is teaching his pet to sit and remain. What approach does he employ?

Counterconditioning

Shaping

Positive discipline

Neither of these

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following is treated by flooding?

Fear

Separation phobia

Lacking enthusiasm

Possessiveness and aggression

Correct! Wrong!

A negative stimulus is used in negative punishment.

What sorts of behaviors are teachable using a clicker?

What do you do when you "charge the clicker"?

Dogs trained with a clicker are not punished.

Because dogs get confused about who is clicking, clicker training doesn't function well in group settings even if it's fantastic for one-on-one instruction.

When a method is used to stop a behavior, it is referred to as .

What is "free shaping" when training a behavior using a clicker?

Why is clicking preferable than uttering a word like "good!"

Which of the following would not be considered an operational technique?

Instead of lunging at onlookers, a dog owner is teaching his pet to sit and remain. What approach does he employ?

Which of the following is treated by flooding?

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