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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one study, half of adults who lost their sense of smell also reported what?

2. When teaching a dog how to play fetch, what does McConnell recommend doing in lieu of prying a ball from a dog's mouth?

3. What is McConnell doing when she mistakenly gets too close to the dog in front of an audience?

4. If a parent play fights with a dog, how will the dog play fight with a child?

5. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McConnell advise against play fighting or wrestling with a dog?

2. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors do dogs not appreciate that humans do and why?

3. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors should people pay the most attention to in a dog and why?

4. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?

5. What is the one difference between humans and primates that also presents a challenge when it comes to dog training?

6. What is object play and what is its relation to our primate heritage?

7. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis and what does it signify?

8. What is the difference between how we use our sense of smell versus how dogs use their sense of smell?

9. What is Motherese and why is it significant?

10. What are commissures, and why are they important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Puppy Mills. What are they and why should prospective owners avoid them? What role should the government have in regulating them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss dog training in the book by choosing five commands and illustrating step-by-step how to dog to learn them. Then, discuss the overall approach from a critical standpoint. What does dog training reveal about the way humans learn? Are they comparable?

Essay Topic 3

Choose four breeds and discuss their attributes, including physical traits, temperament, country of origin, what each was bred for, and their ideal home.

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