Reid: Questions & Answers
The dog sits and a treat is given. The dog learns to sit. - ANSWERPositive
Reinforcement
While walking on leash the dog lunges forward and feels pain associated with the
tightening of a prong collar. The dog learns not to lunge against the collar. -
ANSWERPositive Punishment
The dog barks at the owner for attention and the owner leaves the room. The dog
learns not to bark at the owner. - ANSWERNegative Punishment
The puppy jumps against the owners legs and no attention is given to the puppy. The
puppy learns not to jump against the owners legs. - ANSWERExtinction
The owner feeds the dog whenever he lies down in the kitchen. The dog learns to lie
down when in the kitchen. - ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
The dog causes the leg bands on a no pull harness to loosen by walking closer to the
owner. The dog learns to walk closer to the owner. - ANSWERNegative
Reinforcement
The owner hits the dog with a rolled up paper whenever the dog makes eye contact
with the children. The dog learns never to look at children. - ANSWERPositive
Punishment
The dog barks in his crate for 20 to 30 minutes after the owner leaves. Nothing
happens as a result of the barking. The dog learns not to bark when the owner
leaves. - ANSWERExtinction
The dog looks away from the handler during the heel free exercise and the handler
abandons the dog in the training room. The dog learns to keep his eyes glued on the
handler. - ANSWERNegative Punishment
A puppy is tethered to a training wall. The handler walks away from the puppy
whenever he is jumping. The do learns to keep four feet on the floor when standing
by the handler. - ANSWERNegative Punishment
Treats are dropped on the floor in the kitchen whenever the dog stares at the cook.
The dog learns to stare at anyone who is cooking. - ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
A dog, while chasing a deer is called. When he does not return to his handler, an
electric shock is applied to his neck. The dog learns to come back when called. -
ANSWERPositive Punishment
,While learning to retrieve, a lab opens his mouth and an ear pinch stops when he
opens his mouth to take the dummy. The dog learns to open his mouth to accept the
dummy. - ANSWERNegative Reinforcement
The puppy jumps on the garbage can and knocks it over, and edible refuse is
dumped out on the floor. The puppy learns to get into garbage cans. -
ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
The puppy jumps on the garbage can and knocks it over, and a large pile of cans falls
on the puppy causing extreme fear. The puppy stops jumping on the garbage can. -
ANSWERPositive Punishment
The puppy follows children home everyday in hope of attention. The children fail to
pay attention to the pup ans he eventually stops following them. -
ANSWERExtinction
A fearful pup barks at approaching people who then back off. Barking increases. -
ANSWERNegative Reinforcement
On the agility course the dog running begins to bark. The handler removes the dog
from the course and puts him in his crate. The dog learns to run quietly. -
ANSWERNegative Punishment
A service dog is given a treat when he applies forward pressure on his harness. The
dog learns to lead his partner. - ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
A veterinary technician feeds the dog a treat when he is being examined by the vet.
The dog learns to enjoy visiting the vet. - ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
When training a dog to go over the A frame in agility, the trainer offers a treat to the
dog when he has his back feet on the contact zone and his front feet on the ground.
The dog learns to go all the way to the ground and touch the contact zone along the
way. - ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
In practice sessions, the handler uses a prong collar and a tight leash to keep the dog
at her side. The dog learns to heel close to the handler to release the presser on the
prong collar. - ANSWERNegative Reinforcement
In the protection phase of Schutzhund training a puppy is allowed to take the sleeve
off the arm of the agitator. The puppy learns to bite when being formally agitated. -
ANSWERPositive Reinforcement
At the groomer's , the dog barks while in the drying crate. The groomer uses a squirt
bottle to spray water in his face to "correct" the barking. The dog learns to avoid
going into any crate. - ANSWERPositive Punishment
, Every morning you take your puppy to the dog play park. You approach from the
south end of the park and meet your other dog walking friends. One morning you
are in a rush and need to drive to the dog park in order to get your walk done. You
park at the North end of the park and your puppy runs straight to the South end of
the park to meet his playmates. What type of learning is happening?
A. Applied Learning
B. Latent Learning
C. Motivated Learning
D. Cognitive Learning
E. All of the above - ANSWERB. Latent Learning
Indicate which statement is false:
A. The trainer will know that learning has occurred when behavior changes.
B. The trainer will know that learning has occurred when the dog begins to defer to
the owner.
C. The trainer will know that learning has occurred when the dog responds to the
owner's cues.
D. None of the above.
E. All of the above. - ANSWERB. The trainer will know that learning has occurred
when the dog begins to defer to the owner.
The desire to do a behavior may be contingent upon what the dog gets from doing
that behavior. If the dog is sufficiently motivated by the reward, he will be likely to
do the requested behavior.. If a dog is hungry what is he most likely to be motivated
by?
A. A ball
B. The chance to chase another dog
C. Touch
D. A belly rub
E. Food - ANSWERE. Food
What are the four stages of learning?
A. Acquisition, fluency, generalization, maintenance
B. Bonding, trusting, loving, working
C. Knowing, understanding, learning, playing
D. Watching, mimicking, experimenting, using
E. Attention, application, usefulness, working - ANSWERA. Acquisition, fluency,
generalization, maintenance
Behavior that is not learned is called:
A. Interesting
B. Incredible