Unit 3 Part 3 Review

Question 1

aversive

Answer 1

A noxious and/or painful stimulus.

Question 2

bite inhibition

Answer 2

Voluntary holding back of bite pressure, learned through playing with littermates and training by canine parents and humans.

Question 3

dam

Answer 3

Canine mother.

Question 4

force barking

Answer 4

Barking used by a herding dog to convince livestock to move.

Question 5

instinctive drift

Answer 5

The tendency of animals to revert to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning.

Question 6

lure

Answer 6

A reward, such as a food treat or toy, moved in a way to help the dog perform a desired behavior.

Question 7

negative punishment

Answer 7

Removal of a reward to decrease the likelihood of a behavior.

Question 8

negative reinforcement

Answer 8

Removal of an aversive to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

Question 9

object permanence

Answer 9

The understanding that an object exists even if it can’t be seen.

Question 10

positive punishment

Answer 10

Giving an aversive to decrease the likelihood of a behavior.

Question 11

positive reinforcement

Answer 11

Giving a reward to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

Question 12

secondary, or conditioned, reinforcer

Answer 12

Some signal (such as a clicker) that, through reliable association with a primary reinforcer (reward), becomes a predictor of a reward.

Question 13

working lines

Answer 13

Family trees of dogs bred to perform their original or other work, such as herding or hunting.