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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to McConnell, what is the best word to use to encourage a dog's silence?
(a) Down.
(b) No.
(c) Enough.
(d) Stop.

2. Studies prove that who can tell that a shirt has been worn by a man or woman?
(a) Humans.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Primates.

3. Why does commanding "down" for a dog to lie down and "down" for a dog to get off the couch confusing?
(a) Because a dog doesn't want to obey.
(b) Because a dog cannot understand down.
(c) Because a dog is inclined to do both behaviors.
(d) Because they are entirely separate behaviors.

4. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?
(a) That almost all dogs respond to physical stimuli.
(b) That almost all dogs respond to aural stimuli.
(c) That almost all dogs respond to gustation stimuli.
(d) That almost all dogs respond to visual stimuli.

5. For primates and dogs, what is looking away a method of?
(a) Advancing contact or conflict.
(b) Avoiding contact or conflict.
(c) Allowing contact or conflict.
(d) Addressing contact or conflict.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do male and female humans engage in play fighting?

3. What physical traits were present in the study which illustrated that paedomorphism is also physiological?

4. How conscious are dogs of their pheromones?

5. McConnell suggests sniffing different parts of the house, plants, books, bedsheets, in order to determine what?

(see the answer key)

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