CBCC- KA Practice Test Questions
Changing Criterion - Answer- A research design in which the rate of the target
response is progressively changed (up or down). Used when the final level of the
target response is radically different from baseline and likely to resist change.
Ratio strain is a disruption in responding due to - Answer- when a dog's pattern of
responding begins disrupting because of stretching that ratio too much.
"overworked and underpaid"
What does the central nervous system consist of? - Answer- brain and spinal cord
functional analysis - Answer- systematic manipulation of environmental
contingencies
Differential Reinforcement of High Rate - Answer- behavior is reinforced only if it
occurs at least a specified number of times in a given period
What reinforcement schedule should you use when dogs engage in a desirable
behavior at a rate far below what we want to see. - Answer- Using DRH
systematically reinforces incremental increases in the rate of that behavior.
Circling, freezing, snapping in the air, tail chasing, and pacing are all examples of -
Answer- Behaviors that have been referred to as compulsive disorders, obsessive
compulsive disorders, and stereotypies
Behavior Analysis - Answer- A comprehensive experimental approach to the study of
the behavior of organisms, including: the discovery of principles and laws that govern
behavior, the extension of these principles over species, and the development of an
applied technology.
Behavioral Assessment - Answer- The systematic study of an individual's behavior
patterns. The information gathered is used to clearly define a specific behavior prior
to, during, and after any type of treatment or intervention.
DRL - Answer- Unlike DRA, DRI, and DRO, this procedure doesn't want to eliminate
the behavior. Instead, it just wants to decrease how often the behavior occurs.
Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate - Answer- An owner wants her guard dog to
bark less, but not extinguish his barking entirely. The trainer taught the dog to
"speak" on command, and used a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement to
decrease his barking. This is an example of:
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior - Answer- While DRA and DRI want to
introduce a different behavior, what reinforcement only cares about the subject not
doing the target behavior?
,limbic system - Answer- What system plays a vital role in dogs 'decision making'
capacity, helping them determine what they should or shouldn't do in a given
situation?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Answer- Phobias in pets are commonly
assumed to be associated with specific stimuli, such as thunderstorms, loud noises,
strangers, separation from an owner, or the outdoors. However, some dogs
chronically exhibit signs of anxiety regardless of their situation. While demonstrations
of fear may intensify when these animals are exposed to certain situations or stimuli,
such pets are rarely or never truly relaxed and calm. These pets may have what
disorder?
nervous system - Answer- The brain processes the input from the senses, develops
a response, and ultimately drives appropriate motor functions. What is responsible,
either directly or indirectly, for all behaviors.
reticular formation (RF) - Answer- Inescapable trauma and prolonged stress result in
the depletion of NE, and NE depletion is associated with learned helplessness. What
activates this arousal?
What factors affect the chain of sensory and motor function input-processing-output?
- Answer- hormonal state, previous experiences, alertness, mood, health,
environment, and sensory capability.
What system forms a network of nerves that serve as a link between the brain and
spinal cord to communicate with the body. - Answer- Peripheral nervous system
distress vocalizations - Answer- rapid series whines and yelps occurring at rates that
can exceed 100 per minute in 3-week-old puppies during situations of obvious
discomfort.
(ex: when used in puppies, the function is to reunite the neonate and the bitch.)
Bark Vocalizations - Answer- associated with greeting, play solicitation, alarm,
hunting, tracking, herding, vocal alerting, defense, threat, care seeking, distress,
contact seeking, and group vocalization
An animal's _______ ________ _______ only develops its genetically
predetermined functions if exposed to appropriate environmental stimulation,
especially early in life. - Answer- central nervous system
A restricted environment early in life results in an animal with abnormal _____
______. The animal may not be able to perceive stimuli to which it was not exposed
during development. - Answer- sensory perception
The scientific method is valuable because it:
a) offers answers not biased by cultural, social, or political beliefs.
b) offers an effective method for proving or disproving a hypothesis.
c) provides undisputed facts about the information being studied.
,d) provides a standardized set of methods for gathering and discussing information -
Answer- b or d?
Which of the following describes a functional analysis manipulation?
a) Modification of antecedent events and the consequences for the problem
behaviors
b) Direct observation of current problem behaviors and anecdotal observation of
predicted problem behaviors
c) Placement of dog in stressful and non-stressful situations and documentation of
the resulting behavior
d) Placement of dog into a positive emotional state and observation of behavior over
time and in different environments - Answer- a) Modification of antecedent events
and the consequences for the problem behaviors
_____ based treatments can be developed to reduce problem behavior and increase
appropriate behavior - Answer- function
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) - Answer- includes all the different ways to
learn about behavior by testing behavior directly (an analysis) and ways that do not
(all other types of assessment)
Functional Analysis (FA) - Answer- scientific way of trying it and seeing what
happens. It involves testing how certain changes impact the occurrence of problem
behavior.
Congenital - Answer- An often-inherited medical condition that occurs at or before
birth.
proximate causes of behavior - Answer- the immediate day to day environmental
factors or stimuli that influence our responses
- What stimulus causes the behavior?
- What does the dogs body do in response to the stimulus?
ultimate causes of behavior - Answer- the evolutionary processes that produced the
animal's capacity and tendency to behave in particular ways
The "bigger picture"
1) What about this behavior helps the animal survive?
2) What is the evolutional history of this behavior?
Scientific Method Steps - Answer- 1) QUESTION AND A THEORY
a. what explains and organizes different observations and predicts outcomes
2) HYPOTHESIS
a. testable prediction
3) TEST WITH A REPLICABLE EXPERIMENT
a. allows other researchers to replicate the experiment
consistent results w/ various subjects/situations
experiments - Answer- Allow investigators to isolate different effects by manipulating
an independent variable and keeping other variables constant.
, simultaneous conditioning - Answer- a classical conditioning procedure in which the
CS and the US are presented at the same time
- Because there is no interval between the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned
stimulus it makes this type of conditioning ineffective.
Setting Events - Answer- The general environmental conditions that provide the
context for and influence negative behavior
- important to acknowledge, determine how they affect clients, in order to find
solutions that improve behavior.
Stretching the ratio is the procedure used to - Answer- gradually increase the
number of responses required for the dog to earn reinforcement.
Protocol for emotional and behavioral modification - Answer- 1. investigate health
and stress
2. create prevention plan
3. condition reinforcers and markers
4. train and proof behaviors
5. teach the concept of a set up
6. separating triggers in set ups
7. training during real life
criterion - Answer- a plan or blueprint of different levels of training within a given
exercise.
- during that set of repetitions you will click only behavior that meets your criterion.
- you will click at the moment the dog meets your criterion.
professional code of ethics - Answer-
Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics - Answer- - (LIMA) based approach.
- provide full disclosure of potential conflicts of interest to clients and other
professionals.
- work within their professional education and individual expertise.
- exercise care when stating their professional recommendations and opinions
through public statements.
Systematic Problem Solving and Strategies - Answer- The trainer/consultant is
responsible for ensuring learner success through a consistent, systematic approach
that identifies a specific target behavior, the purpose of that behavior, and the
consequences that maintain the behavior.
Humane Hierarchy - Answer- Health, nutritional, and physical factors
Antecedents
Positive Reinforcement
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior
Negative Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, or Extinction
Positive Punishment
contingency plan - Answer- the degree of correlation between the behavior and its
consequence
