Ch.5 Animal Behavior Flashcards

1
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The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to an animal

A

Anthropomorphism

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2
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AVBT

A

Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians

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3
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Successfully aligning animal behavior with human expectation

A

Behavior Modification

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4
Q

The two categories in reinforcement and punishment

A

Positive and Negative

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5
Q

ABCs of Behavior

A

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

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6
Q

Puppy socialization period

A

3 to 16 weeks

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7
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Kitten socialization period

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2 to 7 weeks

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8
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From end of socialization period until sexual maturity

A

Juvenile Period

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9
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Animals learn primary social partners, interaction, environmental pleasures, and dangers

A

Socialization Period

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10
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Dog juvenile period

A

5 to 18 months

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11
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Cat juvenile period

A

4 to 10 months

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12
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Begins at onset of puberty through social maturity

A

Adolescence

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13
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Dog adolescence

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2 to 3 years

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14
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Cat adolescence

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2 to 4 years

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15
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Horse sexual maturity

A

Female: 9 to 18 months
Male: 12 to 15 months

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16
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Cattle sexual maturity

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8 to 11 months (are not bred until 18 months)

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17
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True or false: Fear, Anxiety, and Stress are adaptive

A

True

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18
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Stimulus preceding unwanted behavior

A

Antecedent

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19
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What the animal does

A

Behavior

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20
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Follows behavior and drives future behavior

A

Consequence

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21
Q

Foals are weaned between _ to _ months under human management

A

4 to 6

22
Q

From weaning to one year

A

Weanling

23
Q

Older than one, younger than three

A

Yearlings and two-year-olds

24
Q

Equine mature adults _ to _ years

A

4 to 5 years

25
Q

Soft muscles/face/mouth, normal pupils, ears forward or relaxed, natural tail

A

Relaxed State

26
Q

Soft muscles/face/mouth, normal pupils, ears forward or relaxed, natural tail

A

Relaxed State

27
Q

Soft muscles, slightly larger pupils, ears slightly to side/back, little low tail, look for yawning or licking lips

A

Mildly Stressed

28
Q

Furrowed brow, moderately dilated pupils, ears back/down, panting, fidgety

A

Moderately stressed

29
Q

Greeting or calling to familiar

A

Whinny/Neigh

30
Q

Caregiving/soliciting care, greeting, receiving food

A

Nicker

31
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Defense, avoidance, distance, pain defensive aggression

A

Squeal

32
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Investigating odors, pain

A

Snort

33
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Horse blind spots are

A

behind, below nose, and forehead

34
Q

Under stress, sheep _ and goats _

A

flock, flee

35
Q

What does a cribbing collar do?

A

work by impairing the natural range of motion of the horses neck muscles making it hard for them to flex their neck

36
Q

Touching animals in a systematic and sensitive way to decrease fear, anxiety, and stress during handling

A

Touch Gradient

37
Q

Stimulus that precedes unwanted behavior

A

Antecedent

38
Q

Form of communication that’s a normal part of animal behavior

A

Aggression

39
Q

Animal that belongs to the same species as another

A

Conspecific

40
Q

Actions that have no discernible function, may be a displacement behavior

A

Repetitive Behavior

41
Q

Conditioning that pairs touch with food to develop a strong response over multiple short trials.

A

Trace Conditioning

42
Q

Training/Certification program utilizing methods to reduce anxiety during veterinary care interactions

A

Fear Free

43
Q

Methodology governing the interaction between patient and the veterinary care team that emphasizes control of environment

A

Considerate Approach

44
Q

Giving a dog a food reward after each nail trim is?

A

Operant Conditioning

45
Q

Classified as an anti depressant?

A

Clomicalm

46
Q

Lip licking, Yawning, and looking away means

A

Anxious

47
Q

Dog unable to accept food or only food from its owner is

A

Severely Stressed

48
Q

ABC stands for

A

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

49
Q

Cat with body hunched, ears flattened to head, and pupils dilated

A

Severely Stressed

50
Q

Tail position seen in relaxed/moderately stressed cattle?

A

Inverted U-Shape

51
Q

Vomeronasal organ involved in which behavior?

A

Olfaction