Clicker Training

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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 reward the dog. Do this multiple times Reward the dog, then click. Do this multiple times You don't- it's natural Click and then give the dog a command

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 increase The dog will stop that behavior and offer a new one The rate of that behavior will decrease The dog will keep on performing that behavior, without stopping

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

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

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!"? All of these The clicker has no other meaning to the dog The clicker is more precise 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