Service Dogs
Grab Bag
How Dogs Learn
Operant Conditioning
Training Techniques
100

This type of service dog assists people with physical disabilities by performing mobility-related tasks.

Mobility assistance dog

100

Who is the scientist credited with discovering classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov

100

What are the four stages of learning?

Acquisition, fluency, generalization, and maintenance

100

In operant conditioning, the C in ABD stands for what? 

Consequence

100

using food to guide a dog into position is an example of what technique

luring

200

This type of dog can detect oncoming seizures.

What is a Seizure Alert Dog?

200

Reinforcement always decreases behavior

true or false

false

200

Motivation is essential for learning. 

True or False

True

200

adding something to increase behavior is called what?

Positive Reinforcement

200

Waiting for a dog to naturally offer a behavior and then rewarding it is what?

capturing 

300

Dogs trained to retrieve medications, alert to changes in vitals, or provide safety during episodes are what type of service dogs?

Medical Response Dogs

300

Which training method is best for teaching complex service tasks like opening doors?

Shaping or chaining

300

in classical conditioning, a bell paired with food become what type of stimulus?

conditioned stimulus

300

what type of punishment occurs when playtime stops after a dog jumps

negative punishment

300

Teaching a dog to ring a bell by rewarding gradual steps is what?

shaping

400

What type of service dog helps individuals with autism by providing grounding, reducing anxiety, or interrupting repetitive behaviors?

Autism Service Dog

400

Name two example of primary reinforcers

food, water, touch, reproduction

400

Clicker training is an example of using what kind of signal

conditioned stimulus/marker

400

what two quadrants are emphasized in LIMA training

positive reinforcement and negative punishment

400

What’s the difference between forward chaining and backward chaining?

forward chaining teaches the first step first; backward chaining teaches the last step first

500

Name three types of psychiatric service dogs and their tasks.

PTSD dogs (interruption/grounding), Anxiety service dogs (deep pressure therapy), Depression service dogs (reminders/motivation).

500

A service dog that assists someone with hearing loss by alerting them to important sounds is called what?

Hearing Alert Dog

500
explain the difference between an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned stimulus. 

An unconditioned stimulus naturally produces a response (food>salivation) 

while a conditioned stimulus is learned through association (bell>salivation)

500

what is the premack priniciple

using a high-probability behavior to reinforce a low-probability one

500

Why is it important to fade lures and prompts quickly?

To prevent dogs from becoming dependent on them instead of responding to cues

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