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Vet 135
Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A cat who appears to like being pet but then suddenly turns and snaps at the person petting it is displaying | Irritable aggression that is thought to be normal |
| A clear hollow plastic ball that fits over a dogs head is known as | Air muzzle |
| A household bringing home a brand new cat should | Confine it to one room for several days |
| A vet technician has the responsibility to support a pets health by doing which on the following | Discussing good training practices with the pets owner |
| A behavior is one an animal performs, or stops performing, after learning to associate it with a specific consequence | Operant |
| According to multiple studies, the leading cause of death for pets in the united states likely is | Behavior problems |
| Accusing a pet of being vindictive, spiteful, jealous, or rebellious is considered an explanation for unrealistic expectations | Anthropomorphic |
| An owner tells you that he can tell his dog Penny knows she's done a bad thing because the dog looks so "guilty" when her owner discovers she's made a mess. Penny's guilty behavior is really | Submissive behavior |
| Appropriate crate training includes | Acclimating the dog very slowly to the crate |
| Classical conditioning is the same thing as | Pavlovian conditioning |
| Contingency refers to | The predictability of an association |
| Contiguity describes | A relationship between two events in both time and place |
| Delivering punishment within a few seconds after a behavior event refers to of punishment | Immediacy |
| During an visit, a pet might be placed on a scale, given a treat, sand subjected to a brief handling procedures to help it feel more comfortable in the clinic environment and make its next visit more pleasant experience | Initial |
| Habituating a cat to a carrier | Involves having the open carrier always available somewhere in the house |
| In dogs, the socialization period | Comes after the transition period |
| Most of the aggressive behavior seen in dogs and cats in the clinic are a result of which of the following | Fear |
| Owner should use negative punishment when their | Dog will not release a toy for the owner to throw |
| Shutting a particular door is a way to minimize inappropriate behavior by | Managing the pets environment |
| The appropriate response if a dog jumps on you is to | Turn away out of its reach |
| The impetus for an animals behavior is most likely based on | Whether or not a previous action made the animal feel good or bad |
| The process by which an animal develops appropriate behaviors toward members of its own and other species is called | Socialization |
| To prevent or minimize inappropriate behavior by a pet, the owner must | Use crate training with the puppy |
| What can be sprayed onto towels, muzzles, and other equipment to make a dog feel more comfortable in the veterinary clinic | Dog appeasing pheromone |
| What does SOAP stand for | Subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| What parts of SOAP does the vet tech do | Subjective, objective |
| When a fearful pet displays a warning as you approach its cage, the situation can be improved by doing which of the following | Backing up |
| When holding off a cephalic vein for veinipuncture, the holder must do which of the following | Rotate the vein laterally |
| When a introducing a new cat into a household that already has a pet or pets | Have it sleep on a towle that has been rubbed on the face and tail of one other animal |
| Which is the correct order for the development stages | Neonatal period, transitional period, socialization, juvenile period |
| Which of the following is not a part of the five step positive proaction plan | Avoid negative punishment is discouraging inapprpriate behavior |
| Which of the following is true about a dogs normal social behavior | Dogs roles as dominant or subordinate may change between individuals, depending on what is happening |
| Which of the following reperesents an example of appropriate remote behavior | Handheld noisemakers |
| A towel is a useful aid when working with cats | True |
| Because dogs are comfortable with their owners, the owner should be encouraged to hold his or her dog for examination | False |
| Correvtive training methods that can improve a pet with dominance aggression can also improve a pet with fear related aggression | False |
| Practice owners are responsible for any injuries incurred by a veterinary personnel and clients during the performance of veterinary procedures | True |
| You should ask every owner if his or her pet is "nice" before grabbing it | False |