CPDT-KA Comprehensive Study Q's with Certified Answers

CPDT-KA Comprehensive Study Q's with Certified Answers What is a Punisher something the learner will work to avoid and diminishes likelihood behavior will repeat Primary Reinforcers food, reproductive opportunity, water, physical and emotional security, sometimes play Secondary Reinforcer The stimulus is paired with or predicting a primary reinforcer, EX: clicker predicting food Tertiary Reinforcer A behavior or stimulus that has been paired with or predicts a secondary reinforcer; helps create behavior chains Stimulus definition Something that elicits a behavior Response definition A behavior elicited by a stimulus Consequence What occurs in response to the learner's behavior (i.e. a reinforcer, punisher, nothing). Varies depending on the learner Counter- Conditioned Stimulus A stimulus/response that has a new, redefined meaning than previously learned Sensitization To become hyper aware or responsive to a stimulus Desensitization To become less aware/sensitive of a stimulus through a protocol or intentional practice Adaptation Physical/sensory systems have been fatigued Habituation To become less aware/sensitive to a stimulus through "been there, done that" and stimulus was/is always present in full force. Overlearning Practicing until lesson is understood no matter how information is presented Poisoned Cue When negative association has been attached to a cue Eustress "Good" stress--learner is primed and ready to engage in learning, is a pleasant state of arousal Distress "Bad" stress--learner is overwhelmed and overloaded with stress hormones Consequences of distress dogs will show calming signals, have lowered problem-solving ability Elicited behavior involuntary/reflexive/emotional behavior What type of training can be used to change behavior that is elicited? Classical Conditioning Emitted behavior A voluntary choice behavior When training through operant learning/conditioning we are looking for Emitted Behavior Extinction definition Decreasing/extinguishing (frequency) of a conditioned behavior by removing reinforcement Extinction Burst definition Where behavior increases in frequency/intensity early during extinction Spontaneous Recovery definition "backsliding" in recover/extinction What is the Premack Principle A more likely behavior can reinforce a less likely behavior Grandma's Law AKA Premack Principle "Eat your peas and then you can have ice cream" is an example of using the ____________ Premack Principle Torndike's Law of Effect Behaviors are more likely to be repeated if they lead to a satisfying consequence, and less likely to be repeated if they lead to an unsatisfying consequence Torndike's Law of Effect states that (3 parts) 1) Learning is incremental 2)Learning can occur via trail and error 3) "Use it or lose it!" Learning can be lost if not practiced/reviewed occasionally Classical Learning/Conditioning works on changing visceral/emotional/reflexive associations NS stands for Neutral Stimulus a Neutral Stimulus (NS) is a stimulus that has no meaning, an untrained stimulus UCS stands for Unconditioned stimulus a Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) is a stimulus that has inherent but NOT learned meaning CS stands for Conditioned Stimulus a Conditioned Stimulus (CS) is a stimulus that has a learned/trained meaning UCR stands for Unconditioned Response an Unconditioned Response (UCR) is the reflex when a neutral stimulus has been paired with a conditioned stimulus CR or CER stands for Conditioned Response a Conditioned Response is a response that occurs when a NS has been paired with a UCS The stages of Classical Learning are: Before conditioning: UCS - UCR NS - no CR During conditioning: NS + UCS - UCR After conditioning: NS becomes CS -CR Aquisition during Operant Conditioning is when the learner is being taught the new behavior and getting paired with a cue for the behavior Generalization of a cue requires Getting the dog to understand the behavior will be rewareded regardless of the enviornment, changes in the handler/handler's voice, etc. Cue Discrimination the behavior will only be offered when cued, and the behavior will only get rewarded on cue For a reliable behavior, you need both Generalization and Discrimination The 5 D's of Learning Distance, Duration, Distraction,