CNST 112: Module 8 - Cues, Fluency, and Getting the Behaviour

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering dog behaviour acquisition methods, advanced training techniques, troubleshooting, and portal exercises from Module 8 of CNST 112.

Midterm Exam (CNST 112)

The 50-minute assessment covering Introductory Canine Psychology and the Human/Dog Connection.

Luring

A form of targeting where the dog follows a treat in hand, or an empty hand with the promise of food, based on the principle that where the head goes the body will follow.

Targeting

A training technique where the dog touches a specific body part (such as a nose, paw, or other) to the handler's hand or an object, serving as a foundation for service dog tasks like pressing buttons or closing doors.

Capturing

Marking and reinforcing behaviours that a dog offers spontaneously and naturally in real life.

Shaping

Rewarding successive approximations of the goal behaviour with guidance from the handler, teaching in bite-sized steps where each behaviour closer to the goal than the last is reinforced.

Free Shaping

Rewarding successive approximations of a goal behaviour in bite-sized steps with no cuing or input from the handler (essentially silent shaping).

Chaining

Building a final behaviour composed of numerous behaviours performed in a fixed order, starting with the first behaviour in the sequence and delivering a reinforcer after the last behaviour is completed.

Back Chaining

Teaching a multi-step sequence by starting with the last behaviour and working backward to the beginning, reinforcing the fixed sequence once the final behaviour is performed.

Reverse Luring

A training technique used to teach duration behaviours where an open hand signals the dog to hold position and keep going for reinforcement, while a closed hand signals that access to reinforcement has been lost.

Three Criteria of Training (3Ds)

The three components used in the lumping and splitting criteria model: distance, duration, and distraction.

Measures of Behaviour Change

The metrics used to determine if training is successful, observed as an increase or decrease in behaviour frequency, duration, and/or intensity.

"The Learner Doesn't Lie"

A training principle stating that whether a dog is learning is demonstrated objectively by whether their behaviour is increasing or decreasing according to the training goal.

Teaching vs Learning Protocol

The sequence of actions to take if a dog is not learning: notice training is not working, avoid blaming the learner, analyze what the dog did learn, ensure goals are clear, revise the plan, and try again.

Shaping and Chaining Portal Practice

Practical online portal exercises designed to apply and refine skills in shaping and chaining canine behaviours.