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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many languages do the animal handlers McConnell researches use?
(a) 16.
(b) 37.
(c) 202.
(d) 104.

2. What do adult humans and dogs both do that make them rare in the animal world?
(a) They like to nap.
(b) They like to learn.
(c) They like to work.
(d) They like to play.

3. What myth do humans perpetuate about dog's regard for them, according to McConnell?
(a) That dogs give humans "unconditional negative regard."
(b) That dogs give humans "unconditional positive regard."
(c) That dogs give humans "conditional positive regard."
(d) That dogs give humans "conditional negative regard."

4. What is paedomorphism?
(a) The absence of adult qualities in adolescence.
(b) The release of juvenile qualities in adulthood.
(c) The retention of juvenile qualities into adulthood.
(d) The presence of adult qualities in adolescence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does commanding "down" for a dog to lie down and "down" for a dog to get off the couch confusing?

2. What is habituation?

3. What is a little known fact regarding humans sense of smell?

4. How can an owner encourage a dog to stop barking?

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

(see the answer key)

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