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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Get up, avert eye contact, tell the dog "No."
(d) Body block, avert eye contact, tell the dog "No."

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

3. What is the leader in a social hierarchy called?
(a) Delta.
(b) Omega.
(c) Beta.
(d) Alpha.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two other ways to distract a dog from its unwanted behavior, according to McConnell?

2. What kind of behavioral disorders will a dog develop if it is not properly trained during the "sensitive period"?

3. What is "object play" associated with for humans?

4. Why will a submissive dog urinate before a more dominant dog?

5. How does a person "release the pressure" after a block has been initiated?

(see the answer key)

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