1. To start us off, what is a clicker? A television remote control A small wooden musical instrument An electric collar A small plastic box with a metal tongue that makes a clicking noise when pressed

2. What is the clicker used for? As an antecedent to behavior As primary reinforcement As an event marker for the dog As a conditioned punisher

3. What must follow the click? Food Something the dog enjoys Verbal praise A command

4. How do you train the dog to know what the click means? Click and then give the dog a command You don't- it's natural Click and then reward the dog. Do this multiple times Reward the dog, then click. Do this multiple times

5. Once the dog knows what the click means, what will happen if you start to click every time the dog does a certain behavior? The rate of that behavior will decrease The rate of that behavior will increase The dog will stop that behavior and offer a new one The dog will keep on performing that behavior, without stopping

6. What kinds of behaviors can you teach with the clicker? Anything that can't be communicated verbally to the dog Obedience behaviors Anything that the dog is physically capable of doing Tricks

7. When using a clicker to train a behavior, what is "free shaping"? Giving extra-"free" -treats for repetitions of the desired behavior Clicking for closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior, without luring the dog in any way Using your hands to "shape" the dog into position, then clicking Free shaping isn't used when clicker training

8. Clicker trainers do not use punishment to train dogs. True False

9. Why is using a clicker better than using a word, such as "good!"? The clicker is more precise All of these The clicker has no other meaning to the dog The sound of the clicker is unlike anything else in the environment

10. Although clicker training is great for one-on-one training, it doesn't work well in group classes because dogs get confused about who's clicking. True False