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Penn Foster Introduction To Veterinary Technology
Exam Questions
1. True or False? Classical ethologists proposed that most animal behaviorwas
instinctive.
ANS True
2. The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its . .
.
ANS Function
3. Who is considered the foremost expert on the mechanism of operant con-ditioning?
ANS B. F. Skinner
4. Breifly describe Pavlov's famous experiment in classical conditioning.
ANS - Pavlov discovered that dogs automatically began to salivate at the sight of food. If he
always rang a bell when he offered food, the dogs began slowly to associate theunrelated
stimulus with food. In time, the sound of the bell would cause the dogs tosalivate. Pavlov thereby
concluded that the dogs had actually learned to associatean unrelated stimulus with food.
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5. True or False? Behaviorism emphasizes the importance of genetics inshaping
bahavior.
ANS False
6. The first age period for a puppy to learn fear that will affect it for the rest ofits life is . .
..
ANS 8 to 10 weeks
7. The best techniques for house breaking involve use of.............................positive
reinforcement
8. The critical socialization period for felines occurs between . . . .
ANS 2 and 8weeks
9. Multiple-cat households should have . . .
ANS at least as many litter boxes as cats
10. Puppies and kittens learn to interact with their own species during . . . .
.
ANS the critical period
11. Inherited or geneticalaly coded responses to environmental stimuli arealso called
ANS instincts
12. For positive reinforcement to be effective, the pleasent event must occurwithin
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seconds of the behavior.
ANS 20
13. Aggression that an animal learns to avoid an uncomfortable stimulus iscalled
aggression.
ANS conflict-related
14. A dog that exhibits destructive behavior only when the owners are away ismost likely
suffering from . . . .
ANS separation anxiety
15. An animal that doesn't give a warnign or threat prior to biting is most likelyexhbiting .
....
ANS predatory aggression
16. Initial behavior modification sessions should last no more than min-
utes.
ANS 5
17. True or False? The goal of reprimanding a pet is to associate a behaviorwith danger
or disorientation.
ANS True
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18. The behavior modification technique that involves elimination of a problembehavior by
completely removing the reinforcement for the behavior is . . .
.
ANS extinction
19. Long-term pharmaceutical approaches to problem behavior usually in-volve
administration of ........................... Hormones
20. One of the best ways to correct a biting habit in birds is to use a............................ wobble
21. The four essential aspects of successful training are . . . . .
ANS reward, repri-mand, trust, and consistency
22. According to Charles Darwin, what biological mechanism allows membersof the same
species to respond apprpriately to various conditions in the natural world?
ANS Instinct
23. The process by which an animal becomes accustomed to it situation isreferred to
as habituation
24. What do we call an immediate pleasant occurence that follows a behav-ior?
ANS Positive reinforcement
25. Animal behavior researchers often refer to an activity associated with
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