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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did researchers discover that paedomorphism is also physiological?
(a) By breeding for docility in dogs.
(b) By breeding for docility in primates.
(c) By breeding for docility in foxes.
(d) By breeding for docility in humans.

2. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?
(a) To save animals from potential danger.
(b) To stop animals and take control of the situation.
(c) To distract animals from unwanted behavior.
(d) To spur animals and make them go faster.

3. What three things should an owner do to prevent a dog from leaping onto her or his lap?
(a) Get up, make eye contact, tell the dog "Stop."
(b) Body block, make eye contact, tell the dog "Stop."
(c) Body block, avert eye contact, tell the dog "No."
(d) Get up, avert eye contact, tell the dog "No."

4. What is the ideal way of correcting bad behavior, according to McConnell?
(a) Waiting for the bad behavior to stop and praising the cessation of bad behavior.
(b) Interrupting the bad behavior and redirecting it to a desired behavior.
(c) Yelling at the bad behavior and redirecting it to a desired behavior.
(d) Interrupting the bad behavior and punishing the bad behavior.

5. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?
(a) To get the dog to come.
(b) To give the dog a task.
(c) To offer the dog a treat.
(d) To tell the dog to stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does lack of eye contact signal to a dog?

2. What is the word an owner should give once the dog has waited at the door for a moment?

3. What should an owner do if the dog persists in an unwanted behavior?

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

5. What have scientists observed as the one crucial difference between primates and humans?

(see the answer key)

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