FREE Dog Training Applied Learning Theory Questions and Answers

Question 1

A dog trainer is teaching a 'sit' command. Every time the dog successfully sits, it immediately receives a small treat. Which schedule of reinforcement is being used?

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Continuous Reinforcement

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Fixed Ratio

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Variable Ratio

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Fixed Interval

Question 2

A dog has learned to run to the door when it hears a specific doorbell sound. Now, it also runs to the door when it hears a similar, but not identical, sound from a television show. This is an example of:

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Stimulus Generalization

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Stimulus Discrimination

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Spontaneous Recovery

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Operant Conditioning

Question 3

To stop a dog from jumping on guests, the owner turns and walks away, ignoring the dog each time it jumps. The dog's jumping behavior decreases over time. Which of the four quadrants of operant conditioning does this represent?

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Negative Punishment

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Positive Reinforcement

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Positive Punishment

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Negative Reinforcement

Question 4

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates classical conditioning?

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A dog begins to salivate and get excited at the sound of the treat bag rustling, before any treat is visible.

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A dog learns to roll over by being rewarded with a treat each time it performs the behavior correctly.

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A dog stops pulling on the leash because the owner stops walking every time the leash becomes taut.

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A dog learns to stay on its mat for longer periods by receiving a click and a treat at variable time intervals.

Question 5

A dog that previously received a treat for barking at the mail carrier no longer receives a treat for this behavior. Initially, the dog's barking increases in intensity before it starts to fade. This temporary increase in the behavior is known as:

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An extinction burst

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Spontaneous recovery

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Behavioral contrast

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Learned irrelevance

Question 6

A trainer is teaching a dog to differentiate between a red ball and a blue ball. The dog is reinforced only for picking up the red ball. This process of teaching the dog to respond to one stimulus but not the other is called:

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Discrimination

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Generalization

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Habituation

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Shaping