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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is usually confident in his position in the social hierarchy?
(a) The alpha dog.
(b) The beta dog.
(c) The delta dog.
(d) The omega dog.

2. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use slow, continuous notes for what purpose?
(a) To distract animals from potential danger.
(b) To stop animals from disobeying.
(c) To enourage animals to stay calm.
(d) To get animals to slow down.

3. When do humans that dogs are accustomed to become strangers?
(a) When the feel of their skin changes.
(b) When the sound of their voice changes.
(c) When the shape of their body changes.
(d) When the color of their clothing changes.

4. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that dogs like guys who wear gold chains.
(b) It is the theory that dogs do not enjoy advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(c) It is the theory that a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(d) It is the theory that dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.

5. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?
(a) I am no threat to you.
(b) I am submissive toward you.
(c) I am a threat to you.
(d) I am dominant over you.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?

2. When does the "sensitive period" occur in a dog's life?

3. What do adult humans and dogs both do that make them rare in the animal world?

4. What kind of animal behaviorist is Patricia McConnell?

5. According to McConnell, an owner should de-emphasize what as an ideal way to deal with a dog?

(see the answer key)

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