Behaviour problems quiz Flashcards
What is reverse housetraining?
The dog learning it is not safe to eliminate in front of the owner
When is this presented as a problem
When the dog won’t “go” on a walk
What do we have to do?
Teach the dog it is okay to eliminate in front of owner with plenty of R+
Tight mgmt with massive reward
What would we do with a crate soiler?
Umbillical cord to owner or on lap
Small crate, scrupulously clean put in when empty
What behv would the only intervention be normalisation?
Non injurious RG dog to dog
What are the interventions with digging?
Mgmt
Digging put
Add enrichment - more stuff to do
What is high intervention threshold?
Low intervention bias
What is a low intervention threshold?
High intervention bias
Bias are universal - this is partly why the scientific method works the way it does - True or False
True
What are the highlights of scientific methods
They build up real knowledge
1 Controls
2 Blinds
3 Replication
4 no self policing
Why is science important?
Biases get flushed out. It is a self correcting endeavour.
What are the highlights of scientific methods
They build up real knowledge
1 Controls
2 Blinds
3 Replication
4 no self-policing
The first step in a crate training plan is owner dropping treats at the back of the crate. This is an example of …
Passive training
What’s the advantage of passive training
The owner’s time is limited, this is much cheaper and more convenient for the owner.
It’s like mgmt + !!!
No pressure for the dog :)
Does it matter whether a puppy biting his owner is play biting, redirecting when pulled out of play or is not comfortable having his body handled?
Yes - the Bmod will differ and owner education will differ. We need to know if the pup is upset
A primary goal in most Bmod is
To teach the dog, where, when or how he can do behaviours that fulfill basic needs
Susan Friedman has pointed out that we own two out of three …..
Elements in the basic ABC unit of ABA
What are the elements we own??
A & C
Behaviour chains such as dogs that learn to bark in order to be told “quiet” in order to get a reward for stopping barking is evidence of incompetent training
A Context
B Naughty
B Good
C R+
False!
What can he do right now?
This could be an early criteria step in a plan that eliminates such chains.
Why should we not worry about behv chains of Naughty –> good –> for R+??
Dogs often cut to the chase on their own to get to the R+:-)
How can we get rid of “naughty” behv if a dog learns a superstitious chain to tidy it up?
P- BUT make sure that you attend to him when he does the good behv. Otherwise he could learn -
If you just sit you get ignored
If you jump up then sit you get a treat
This is discrimination learning
What are differences between most DRI installations and training obedience in a non dri situation?
In DRI there are often specific realism distractions to add to std training plans (e.g. dogs people)
In DRI the dog already has a strategy to access R+ which may resurface if execution isn’t good enough
How bad for the cause is it if an owner cracks midway through an attempted extinction procedure?
Very detrimental - it builds perseverance in the dog
