Cpdt-Ka Exam Study Guide 2026 | Comprehensive Practice Quest

CPDT-KA Exam Study Guide 2026 | Comprehensive Practice Questions & Verified Answers for Certification Prep 1. Maintain a behavior for a fixed time to get a reward - stay exercise is good example. Answer: Fixed Duration (FD) 2. The response has to happen within a certain time limit. Answer: Limited Hold 3. Theory/Principles. Answer: An explanation of how things work 4. Dog is restrained while handler runs away. Puppy struggles and is let go. Puppy learns to follow handler when they run away. Is this R+, R-, P+, or P-? Answer: Negative Reinforcement (R-) 5. Taste Aversion Learning. Answer: When an animal learns to avoid certain foods 6. Adaptation. Answer: The tiring of sensory neurons of the nervous system that perceive stimulus 7. Another name for Canine Hepatitis. Answer: Canine Adenovirus 18. Presenting a stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior recurring. Answer: Positive Reinforcement (R+) 9. Removing a stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior recurring. Answer: Negative Reinforcement (R-) 10. Presenting a stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a behavior recurring. Answer: Positive Punishment (P+) 11. Removing a stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a behavior recurring. Answer: Negative Punishment (P-) 12. A schedule of reinforcement