Dog Training FREE Dog Training Applied Learning Theory Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A dog stops jumping on guests after the behavior consistently fails to produce attention. Which principle best explains this change?

Accepted Answer

Extinction

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Negative punishment

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Habituation

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Learned helplessness

Question 2

During training, a handler delivers a treat 0.5 seconds after the dog sits. What learning concept makes this timing critical?

Accepted Answer

Temporal contiguity

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Stimulus generalization

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Blocking

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Overshadowing

Question 3

A dog that was trained to sit in the living room fails to sit when asked at the park. What does this demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

Lack of stimulus generalization

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Extinction

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Response substitution

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Spontaneous recovery

Question 4

Which schedule of reinforcement produces the highest and most consistent response rate once established?

Accepted Answer

Variable ratio

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Fixed interval

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Continuous

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Fixed ratio

Question 5

A trainer pairs a clicker sound with food delivery multiple times before using the clicker in training. What is being established?

Accepted Answer

A conditioned reinforcer

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An unconditioned stimulus

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A discriminative stimulus

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A motivating operation

Question 6

A dog begins barking more intensely for several days after its owner stops giving attention for barking. What phenomenon is occurring?

Accepted Answer

Extinction burst

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Spontaneous recovery

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Negative reinforcement

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Counterconditioning