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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do male and female humans engage in play fighting?
(a) Males and females engage in play fighting equally.
(b) Neither males nor females engage in play fighting.
(c) Females tend to play fight more.
(d) Males tend to play fight more.

2. What is habituation?
(a) Habituation occurs when a stimulus is so contant as to become meaningless.
(b) Habituation is the process of cohabitating with a dog.
(c) Habituation occurs when a dog has a habit that cannot be broken.
(d) Habituation is the final step in dog training.

3. Whose nostrils can move independently from their face?
(a) Humans.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Primates.

4. If an owner wants to encourage movement in a dog, what should she or he do?
(a) Use short, repetitive notes.
(b) Use both short and spare notes.
(c) Use both long, repetitive notes.
(d) Use long, spare notes.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?

2. Who does NOT display affection by "ventral-ventral contact"

3. Why did a dog growl and snap at visitors who had recently eaten pizza?

4. What is the human equivalent of a "hip slam" and "shoulder slam"?

5. What choice should humans make in regard to how they treat dogs, according to McConnell?

(see the answer key)

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