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51 Cards in this Set
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Affiliative behaviors |
Behaviors performed by two individuals such as grooming or nuzzling that serve to maintain social bonds |
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Allogrooming |
Grooming performed by one animal on another animal of the same species
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Anxiety |
Anticipation of future or potential danger that may be unknown, imagined, or real. Leads to a physiologic response similar to that of fear |
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Classical conditioning |
The animal learns the association bw events |
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Conflict-related aggression |
Aggression towards people with the dog showing ambivalent visual cues
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Dominance aggression |
Aggression against other members of an animal's social group to prevent subordinate individuals from performing actions or engaging in activities for which the higher-ranking individual claims priority |
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Dominant role |
A superior position in a rank order or social hierarchy
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Fear |
Feeling of apprehension experienced when an animal perceives that some nearby place, thing, or event may be dangerous |
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Fear-related aggression |
Aggression displayed when the dog perceives a threat
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Food-related aggression |
Aggression demonstrated only in the presence of food, bones, rawhides, human food or other high value food items to prevent real or perceived attempts by others to access the food
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Frustration |
Experienced when an animal is in a situation in which it is prevented form performing a behavior that it is highly motivated to perform |
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Idiopathic aggression |
Unpredictable and sever aggression that occurs in the absence of stimuli that would allow the aggression to be categorized otherwise
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Interdog aggression |
Fear of strange dogs, or may be related to hormonal influences when it occurs bw tow intact male dogs |
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Irritable aggression |
Occur simply because a dog is tired or just is not desiring interaction
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Maternal aggression |
Aggression typical of a female that is attempting to prevent access to her offspring
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Multiparous |
An animal that has given birth multiple times
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Negative punishment |
Decreases the frequency of a behavior because something pleasant is taken away after that behavior
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Negative reinforcement |
Increases the frequency of a behavior because something unpleasant is taken away or avoided after that behavior
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Operant conditioning |
Based on the principle that the consequences of a behavior will influence its frequency
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Pain-related aggression |
Aggression similar to fear-related aggression in that the dog may be aggression because of discomfort, pain, or fear of pain
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Phobia |
Fear of a specific stimulus that is excessive and persistent
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Play-related aggression |
Behavior typical of play, usually nonaffective, and often simply referred to as inappropriate play behavior when directed toward humans
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Positive punishment |
Decreases the frequency of behavior because something unpleasant is added after a behavior
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Positive reinforcement |
Aggression demonstrated in the presence of any highly valued resource used to prevent real or perceived attempts by others to access the resource
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Possessive aggression |
Aggression demonstrated in the presence of any highly valued resource used to prevent real or perceived attempts by others to access the resource |
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Primparous |
Describes an animal that has given birth once
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Redirected aggression |
Aggression toward a nearby individual that occurs when an animal is highly emotionally aroused, usually because of some other stimulus |
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Redirected behaviors |
Occur when an animal is highly motivated to perform a particular behavior but for some reason is prevented from doing so
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Social hierarchies |
Social structures that allow for division of resources, rights, and privileges
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Social status |
Aggression toward people in an attempt to acquire or maintain resources
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Socialization |
Process by which an animal develops appropriate social behaviors toward members of its own and other species
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Stress |
Any pressure or strain placed on a system
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Submissive behaviors |
Function as signals to "turn off" threatening and aggressive behaviors form other individuals
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Subordinate role |
A lower position in a rank order or social hierarchy
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Territorial aggression |
Aggression demonstrated only in a particular, circumscribed area when approached by a perceived threat
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What is a behavior problem |
Any behavior which causes concern to the owner |
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Behavior problem is the most common causes of pet relinquishment in the U.S. (true or false) |
True |
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How many dog and cat o report a behavior problem |
95%;89% |
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What is the % of euthanasia are preformed because of behavior problems |
50% |
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How many dogs change homes annually due to behavior problems |
15% |
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What kind of hx needs to be obtained |
What Where When With whom Why |
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How is it determined a true behavior problem and not medical |
Physical exam Laboratory work |
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What is an animal's behavior influenced by |
Motivation factors |
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What are motivation factors divided into |
External and internal factors |
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What is an external factor |
Something in the environment causes the animal's behaviors |
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What could be internal factors |
Genetic influence Breed characteristics Individual characteristics Physiological influence |
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What can be used to modify behavior |
Environmental manipulation Chemical intervention Physical intervention Training |
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What are the different types of training |
Positive reinforcement negative reinforcement Punishment Desensitization Extinction Habituation |
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What is desensitization |
Diminishing an unacceptable behavior by gradually increasing exposure to the stimuli that produces the behavior |
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What is extinction |
Eliminating or diminishing a response by removing the cause for the behavior |
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What is habituation |
The decrease, lack or loss of response to a stimulus that is consistently presented |
