CPDT-KA FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
FULL SOLUTION
◉ Code of ethics. Answer: Client confidentiality and privacy
Behavior is unpredictable
When in doubt, refer out
◉ Unacceptable aversive methods. Answer: helicoptering
lifting a dog by collar, leash, or scruff
electronic collar
more than one electronic collar
toe or ear pinches, cattle prod, drowning
◉ Certification good for?. Answer: 3 years
Recertification notification 6 months prior
◉ Requirements for recertification. Answer: 36 CEUS
Sign ethics statement
Submit test question-with citation that may be used in future exam
◉ Ivan P.Pavlov. Answer: 1849-1936
,Studying salivation in dogs; natural reflex, unconditioned response
Once dogs learned to associate event, person, etc. with food they
began to salivate
Whenever he fed dogs, he would ring bell
Over time bell caused dogs to salivate
Conditioned response/pavolovian response
Bell and food need to be presented at same time
Classical conditioning
◉ Law of Temporal Ambiguity. Answer: For response to be
conditioned, the bell and food had to be presented at just about the
same time
◉ John B. Watson. Answer: 1878-1958
Suggested animal behavior is primarily a result of conditioned
responses
Behaviorism/Classical conditioning
Little Albert: Exposed 9 month old baby to various stimuli; hit metal
pipe with hammer and paired with rat
◉ Edward L. Thorndike. Answer: 1874-1949
Law of Effect
Connection--Association
,Most learning stems from trial and error
Animal would associate stimulus with response
◉ Law of effect. Answer: Refers to strengthening or weakening of
connection based on positive or negative consequences (Thorndike)
◉ Burrhus Frederic Skinner. Answer: 1904-1990
Learning happens as a result of the causes of an action (ex: sit) and
its consequence (ex: treat)
Operant Conditioning
Introduced term reinforcement
Behavior that is reinforced tends to be strengthened
◉ David Premack. Answer: 1925-2015
Studied experimental psychology
Most research involved primates
Behavior reinforcement and condition
Premack principle-Form of operant conditioning-most animals will
do things they enjoy
Behavior that animal prefers doing are higher probability and
behaviors that animal does not enjoy are lower probability-animal
will perform lower probability behavior in order to be allowed to do
higher probability behavior
, ex: we ask dogs to sit and wait before going out for a walk
◉ Classical conditioning. Answer: -Learning through association
-2 stimuli are paired together to produce new learned response
-3 stages (Before, During, After)
◉ Before Conditioning. Answer: -Unconditioned stimulus (US) ex: in
pavlov it is food
-Unconditioned response (UR or UCR) natural reflexive response ex:
in pavlov it is salivation
-No learning has taken place yet
◉ During conditioning. Answer: -Neutral Stimulus (NS)
-Conditioned stimulus (CS)
-Ex: clikcer---sound of clicker immediately precedes piece of food;
dog learns that the click predicts food- (clicker becomes CS, whereas
before it was a neutral stimulus)
◉ After Conditioning. Answer: -Once learning has taken place,
something unconditioned becomes conditioned response--same
response but now is reacting to different stimulus
◉ Second order conditioning. Answer: Ex: squeaky hinge, bag of
food----CS (bag) creates new CS (squeaky hinge)
FULL SOLUTION
◉ Code of ethics. Answer: Client confidentiality and privacy
Behavior is unpredictable
When in doubt, refer out
◉ Unacceptable aversive methods. Answer: helicoptering
lifting a dog by collar, leash, or scruff
electronic collar
more than one electronic collar
toe or ear pinches, cattle prod, drowning
◉ Certification good for?. Answer: 3 years
Recertification notification 6 months prior
◉ Requirements for recertification. Answer: 36 CEUS
Sign ethics statement
Submit test question-with citation that may be used in future exam
◉ Ivan P.Pavlov. Answer: 1849-1936
,Studying salivation in dogs; natural reflex, unconditioned response
Once dogs learned to associate event, person, etc. with food they
began to salivate
Whenever he fed dogs, he would ring bell
Over time bell caused dogs to salivate
Conditioned response/pavolovian response
Bell and food need to be presented at same time
Classical conditioning
◉ Law of Temporal Ambiguity. Answer: For response to be
conditioned, the bell and food had to be presented at just about the
same time
◉ John B. Watson. Answer: 1878-1958
Suggested animal behavior is primarily a result of conditioned
responses
Behaviorism/Classical conditioning
Little Albert: Exposed 9 month old baby to various stimuli; hit metal
pipe with hammer and paired with rat
◉ Edward L. Thorndike. Answer: 1874-1949
Law of Effect
Connection--Association
,Most learning stems from trial and error
Animal would associate stimulus with response
◉ Law of effect. Answer: Refers to strengthening or weakening of
connection based on positive or negative consequences (Thorndike)
◉ Burrhus Frederic Skinner. Answer: 1904-1990
Learning happens as a result of the causes of an action (ex: sit) and
its consequence (ex: treat)
Operant Conditioning
Introduced term reinforcement
Behavior that is reinforced tends to be strengthened
◉ David Premack. Answer: 1925-2015
Studied experimental psychology
Most research involved primates
Behavior reinforcement and condition
Premack principle-Form of operant conditioning-most animals will
do things they enjoy
Behavior that animal prefers doing are higher probability and
behaviors that animal does not enjoy are lower probability-animal
will perform lower probability behavior in order to be allowed to do
higher probability behavior
, ex: we ask dogs to sit and wait before going out for a walk
◉ Classical conditioning. Answer: -Learning through association
-2 stimuli are paired together to produce new learned response
-3 stages (Before, During, After)
◉ Before Conditioning. Answer: -Unconditioned stimulus (US) ex: in
pavlov it is food
-Unconditioned response (UR or UCR) natural reflexive response ex:
in pavlov it is salivation
-No learning has taken place yet
◉ During conditioning. Answer: -Neutral Stimulus (NS)
-Conditioned stimulus (CS)
-Ex: clikcer---sound of clicker immediately precedes piece of food;
dog learns that the click predicts food- (clicker becomes CS, whereas
before it was a neutral stimulus)
◉ After Conditioning. Answer: -Once learning has taken place,
something unconditioned becomes conditioned response--same
response but now is reacting to different stimulus
◉ Second order conditioning. Answer: Ex: squeaky hinge, bag of
food----CS (bag) creates new CS (squeaky hinge)
