Veterinary Assistant Final Exam Study Guide; Questions & Answers
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Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Assistant Final Exam Study Guide; Questions
& Answers
BF Skinner was one of the founders of what academic discipline? Correct answer-Operant
conditioning / behaviorism
Positive reinforcement Correct answer-By adding something the animal wants; you
increase the likely hood the beh...
Veterinary Assistant Final Exam Study Guide; Questions
& Answers
BF Skinner was one of the founders of what academic discipline? Correct answer-Operant
conditioning / behaviorism
Positive reinforcement Correct answer-By adding something the animal wants; you
increase the likely hood the behavior will occur again
Negative reinforcement Correct answer-By removing something aversive, you increase
the like hood of the behavior will occur again
positive punishment Correct answer-By adding something the animal dislikes or finds
aversive you decrease the like hood of the behavior will occur again
negative punishment Correct answer-By removing something that the animal wants; you
decrease the likely hood that the behavior will occur again
What did Breland and Breland accomplish? Correct answer-The misbehavior of organisms
What is Bob Bailey known for? Correct answer-Running chicken camps
What is Instinctual drift? Correct answer-the tendency of the animal to revert to
instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response
, Veterinary Assistant Final Exam Study Guide; Questions
& Answers
What is ethology? Correct answer-the study of animal behavior
what is reinforcement? Correct answer-to increase the probability of a behavior
occurring in the future- it encourages the target behavior
What do you have figure out before choosing a reinforce? Correct answer-are you trying
to maintain or increase a desired behavior or trying to reduce or eliminate a behavior
what is motivation? Correct answer-the desire to do things
Who is Ian Dunbar? Correct answer-A veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and writer
what did Ian Dunbar contribute to dog training? Correct answer-positive reinforcement
and motivation
what is owner directed aggression in dogs? Correct answer-aggression that is directed to
family members or house mates (members of the dogs social group)
what is the most common type of aggression between dogs who live together? Correct
answer-sibling rivalry
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