PETCO DTIP Flashcards

Positive Reinforcement

• Enhances behavior by adding a desirable consequence that increases its frequency.

Behavior

• Observable actions of a dog, including sitting, lying down, walking, or barking.

Lure

• A technique using prompts to guide dogs into specific behaviors, engaging their nose and body.

Cue

• Signals indicating a forthcoming reward for behavior; can be visual, contextual, or verbal.

Stimulus

• Any event perceivable by a dog, such as light, noise, smell, or touch.

Reinforcer

• Any preferred reward that a dog enjoys, which reinforces positive behavior.

Conditioned Reinforcer

• A stimulus, such as the word "yes," that a dog associates with a reinforcer after a learning process.

Schedules of Reinforcement

• Can be continuous (rewarding every desired behavior) or intermittent (rewarding after the behavior is learned).

Capturing

• Involves rewarding a dog for performing a desired behavior without prompts.

Shaping

• Teaching complex behaviors by rewarding incremental progress towards the final goal behavior.

Cue Consistency

• A dog's ability to respond to cues effectively across different situations and environments.

Negative Punishment

• Involves removing something liked by the dog as a consequence of unwanted behavior.

Positive Punishment

• Adding an unpleasant consequence following an unwanted behavior performed by the dog.

Negative Reinforcement

• The removal of an unpleasant stimulus when the dog exhibits a new, desired behavior.

Extinction

• Eliminates a previously reinforced behavior by removing the associated reward.

Classical Conditioning

• Development of an unconscious association between two stimuli in a dog's behavior.

Operant Conditioning

• The association formed by the dog between an action (behavior) and the resulting consequence.

Primary Reinforcer

• Naturally preferred rewards, such as food or praise, used to reinforce desired behavior.

Desensitization

• Gradual increase of stimulus exposure to reduce the dog's undesirable responses over time.

Name Game

• A training exercise where the puppy's name is used positively to gain attention and reward focus.