Dog Training Applied Learning Theory 3

Question 1

Removing leash pressure the moment a dog moves forward teaches via:

Accepted Answer

Negative reinforcement

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Positive punishment

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Negative punishment

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Habituation

Question 2

A dog no longer reacts to a doorbell after hearing it repeatedly with no consequence. This is:

Accepted Answer

Habituation

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Sensitization

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Extinction of an operant

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Discrimination

Question 3

Marker timing is critical because the marker should occur:

Accepted Answer

At the exact moment of the desired behavior

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A few minutes after the behavior

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Only at the end of training

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Before the cue is given

Question 4

Which is a primary reinforcer for most dogs?

Accepted Answer

Food

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A clicker

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Verbal praise

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A hand signal

Question 5

Flooding as a behavior modification technique involves:

Accepted Answer

Full exposure to a feared stimulus until the dog calms

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Gradual sub-threshold exposure

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Rewarding small approximations

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Removing all stimuli

Question 6

A dog sits to the verbal cue but not the hand signal. The verbal cue has become a:

Accepted Answer

Discriminative stimulus

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Conditioned reinforcer

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Unconditioned stimulus

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Punisher

Question 7

Why is reinforcing too late often counterproductive?

Accepted Answer

The dog may associate the reward with an unintended behavior

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It strengthens the cue

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It speeds up learning

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It has no effect at all