Why Animals Need Trainers Who Adhere to the Least Intrusive Principle Quiz

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#1. What is the essence of the least intrusive principle?

To use the least restrictive method that’s effective

To always use the most aggressive method

To adhere to strict guidelines regardless of the situation

To always avoid negative reinforcement

#2. When considering behavior reduction, what do Alberto & Troutman suggest?

To always use the most aversive method

To avoid behavior reduction entirely

To always consult a specialist

To start with the least intrusive method

#3. Acording to the text, when might negative reinforcement be used?

When it’s the first choice of the trainer

When other methods have failed and it’s necessary

When it’s convenient for the trainer

When the animal prefers it

#4. Which of the following best describes the correlation between control over one’s own outcomes and animal welfare?

There is no significant correlation.

There is sporadic evidence.

There is a direct correlation.

There is an inverse correlation.

#5. According to the text, control in animals in human care can be achieved through:

Limited stimulus environments.

Stimulus-rich environments and opportunities for choice and consent.

Restrictive training measures.

Minimal interaction.

#6. In the context of applied behavior analysis, what does WTF stand for?

What’s the function?

Why the frustration?

Why the feedback?

What’s the feedback?

#7. The lunging parrot example illustrates that:

Animals prefer food over escape.

Negative reinforcement might be a reasonable first choice.

Positive reinforcement is always superior.

Parrots are inherently aggressive.

#8. The function of a behavior in applied behavior analysis refers to:

How often the behavior occurs.

Why the behavior occurs.

The complexity of the behavior.

The physical manifestation of the behavior.

#9. What is a possible problem when trying to use food as a reinforcer for the lunging parrot?

Parrots do not eat food.

Parrots prefer toys over food.

Many animals will not eat food in the same conditions that evoke escape.

Parrots are allergic to most food types

#10. According to the text, which researchers found that the detrimental effects of rewards on motivation occur only in specific conditions?

Friedman & Alligood

Carter & Wheeler

Cameron, Banko, & Pierce

Leotti, et al

#11. How does a stimulus like a leash pop become a conditioned positive reinforcer?

By being paired repeatedly with a negative stimulus

By being paired repeatedly with an aversive stimulus

By being avoided during training

By being paired repeatedly with an appetitive stimulus

#12. What happens if food closely and repeatedly precedes an aversive stimulus?

The food becomes aversive

The food becomes more desirable

The behavior remains unaffected

The aversive stimulus becomes neutral

#13. Which statement does the author seem to challenge regarding predictions based on past experiences?

Predicting behavior based on past experiences is always accurate.

One should not predict the limits of a learner's behavior until having individual data.

Predictions based on past experiences are irrelevant.

Using past experiences guarantees successful training outcomes.

#14. In the context of the text, what difference is highlighted between “choice” and “choosing”?

Choice refers to decision-making, while choosing refers to the outcome of a decision.

Choice refers to the presence of multiple ways to access reinforcement, while choosing refers to the behavior the animal does in a choice scenario.

Choice is an illusion, while choosing is a tangible behavior.

Choice and choosing both refer to the same concept of decision-making.

#15. Skinner’s perspective on control mentioned in the text suggests that:

Control is inherently negative.

People are reinforced when they successfully control the physical world.

Control is irrelevant in behavior analysis.

Only animals, not humans, seek control as a form of reinforcement.

#16. According to the text, what is one major understanding that has changed the perspective on the relevance of training to animal welfare?

Animals are commodities.

Animals are best understood as stimulus-response reflex machines.

Animals and humans share fundamental principles of behavior change.

All animals behave in a predictable pattern.

#17. When addressing the function of a behavior, what should trainers collect before moving along the hierarchy?

Personal recipes.

Canned protocols.

Data that substantiates the need.

Information on the animal's previous trainers.

#18. How does Sidman (1993) define coercion?

The control of behavior through punishment or negative reinforcement.

The control of behavior through positive reinforcement.

The establishment of cognitive repertoires.

The application of the least intrusive principle.

#19. What does applying the least intrusive principle to animal training require, according to the text?

Solely an understanding of the fundamental principles of learning.

Both an understanding of learning principles and an ethical choice on how to use them.

Solely an ethical perspective.

A strict adherence to Sidman's definitions.

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