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Vet 135
study guide for test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is irritable aggression? | Aggression that may occur simply because a cat or dog is tired and does not desire interaction |
| What is an air muzzle? | A clear, hollow plastic ball that fits over a dog's head |
| A veterinary technician is responsible for supporting a pet's behavioral health by doing what? | Discussing good training habits with the pet's owner |
| What is the first thing you should you recommend to a client that brings home a new cat? | Confine it to one room for several days |
| What do operant behaviors depend on? | Consequences |
| What is the leading cause of death for pets in the United States? | Behavior problems |
| What does anthropomorphic mean? | Projecting a human prospective onto an animal to justify bad behavior. |
| When a dog displays guilty behavior, what are they really displaying? | Submissive behavior |
| How should a dog be acclimated to a crate? | Very slowly |
| What is another name for Classical Conditioning? | Pavlovian conditioning |
| Contingency refers to? | The predictability of an association |
| What is contiguity? | A relationship between two events in both time and place |
| Delivering punishment within a few seconds after a behavior refers to what? | Immediacy |
| What happens during an initial vet visit? | The pet may be weighed, given a treat, and be handled briefly to help it feel more comfortable, so the next visit is a more pleasant experience |
| How do we habituate a cat to the carrier? | Have the open carrier available somewhere in the house |
| In dogs what developmental period comes after the transition period? | Socialization period |
| Aggressive behaviors in dogs and cats in the clinic is a result of what? | Fear |
| When should negative punishment be used? | When a dog will not release a toy for the owner to throw |
| If a door were to be closed to minimize inappropriate behavior, what is being done? | Managing the pet's environment |
| What is the appropriate response if a dog jump's on you? | Turn away and move out of its reach |
| What is the cause for an animals behavior based on? | Whether or not it made them feel good or bad in the past. |
| The process by which an animal develops appropriate social behaviors toward members of its own and other species is called: | Socialization |
| Crate training should be used with a puppy to minimize what? | Inappropriate behavior |
| What is dog appeasing pheromone? | A spray that can be used on towels, muzzles, and other equip to make a dog feel more comfortable |
| What does SOAP stand for? | Subjective, objective, assessment and plan |
| What part(s) of the SOAP does the technician do? | Subjective and objective |
| If you walk up to a cage and an animal displays fear, what can be done to improve the situation? | Back up |
| How should the cephalic vein be rotated when holding off for a cephalic blood draw? | It should be rotated laterally |
| When introducing a new cat, into a household that already has a pet, is it appropriate to have the new cat sleep with a towel or blanket that has the resident pet's scent on it? | Yes |
| What is the correct order for developmental stages? | Neonatal, transitional, socialization, juvenile |
| Is avoiding negative punishment to discourage inappropriate behavior part of the 5 step positive proaction plan? | No |
| Is it true that dogs' roles as dominant or subordinate may change between individuals, depending on what is happening? | Yes |
| This is an example of remote training: | Handheld noisemaker |
| If a client gets injured by their own pet while restraining it for a procedure in the clinic, who is reponsible? | Practice owner |
| Is it true that you should ask every owner it their pet is nice before grabbing it? | No |
| Is a towel a useful restraint aid for cats? | Yes |
| Is it true that corrective training methods that can improve a pet with dominance aggression, can also improve a pet with fear related aggression? | False |
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