Ch.5 Animal Behavior

Question 1

The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to an animal

Answer 1

Anthropomorphism

Question 2

AVBT

Answer 2

Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians

Question 3

Successfully aligning animal behavior with human expectation

Answer 3

Behavior Modification

Question 4

The two categories in reinforcement and punishment

Answer 4

Positive and Negative

Question 5

ABCs of Behavior

Answer 5

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

Question 6

Puppy socialization period

Answer 6

3 to 16 weeks

Question 7

Kitten socialization period

Answer 7

2 to 7 weeks

Question 8

From end of socialization period until sexual maturity

Answer 8

Juvenile Period

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Socialization Period

Question 10

Dog juvenile period

Answer 10

5 to 18 months

Question 11

Cat juvenile period

Answer 11

4 to 10 months

Question 12

Begins at onset of puberty through social maturity

Answer 12

Adolescence

Question 13

Dog adolescence

Answer 13

2 to 3 years

Question 14

Cat adolescence

Answer 14

2 to 4 years

Question 15

Horse sexual maturity

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Cattle sexual maturity

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Stimulus preceding unwanted behavior

Answer 18

Antecedent

Question 19

What the animal does

Answer 19

Behavior

Question 20

Follows behavior and drives future behavior

Answer 20

Consequence

Question 21

Foals are weaned between _ to _ months under human management

Answer 21

4 to 6

Question 22

From weaning to one year

Answer 22

Weanling

Question 23

Older than one, younger than three

Answer 23

Yearlings and two-year-olds

Question 24

Equine mature adults _ to _ years

Answer 24

4 to 5 years

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Relaxed State

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Relaxed State

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Mildly Stressed

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Moderately stressed

Question 29

Greeting or calling to familiar

Answer 29

Whinny/Neigh

Question 30

Caregiving/soliciting care, greeting, receiving food

Answer 30

Nicker

Question 31

Defense, avoidance, distance, pain defensive aggression

Answer 31

Squeal

Question 32

Investigating odors, pain

Answer 32

Snort

Question 33

Horse blind spots are

Answer 33

behind, below nose, and forehead

Question 34

Under stress, sheep _ and goats _

Answer 34

flock, flee

Question 35

What does a cribbing collar do?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Touch Gradient

Question 37

Stimulus that precedes unwanted behavior

Answer 37

Antecedent

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Aggression

Question 39

Animal that belongs to the same species as another

Answer 39

Conspecific

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Repetitive Behavior

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Trace Conditioning

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Fear Free

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Considerate Approach

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Operant Conditioning

Question 45

Classified as an anti depressant?

Answer 45

Clomicalm

Question 46

Lip licking, Yawning, and looking away means

Answer 46

Anxious

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Severely Stressed

Question 48

ABC stands for

Answer 48

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Severely Stressed

Question 50

Tail position seen in relaxed/moderately stressed cattle?

Answer 50

Inverted U-Shape

Question 51

Vomeronasal organ involved in which behavior?

Answer 51

Olfaction