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It is best to use both and together for optimal results in changing an animal’s reaction to a stimulus.

Dominance is a personality trait.

The standard of care for veterinarians specializing in behavior is that is not used as a first-line or early-use treatment for behavior problems.

When greeting a cat, it is appropriate to do which of the following? (select all that apply)

In order to be successful using a low-stress method of animal handling, technicians must learn how to modify their and to help create calm, happy, and compliant patients.

When greeting a dog, it is appropriate to do which of the following? (select all that apply)

It is important to be flexible and adjust to the needs of your patient. One way of doing this is to examine them where they are comfortable. Give at least 3 ways/places (other than on a table) that you can examine an animal.

Learning how to read animal patients, communicate with them better, and handle them more skillfully will lead to which of the following? (select all that apply)

When you are shaping/building behaviors, aside from changing the rate of reinforcement, what else can you do when the animal is consistently performing a behavior correctly?

Which of the following grade categories count(s) as 45% of your overall course grade?