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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How conscious are humans of their pheromones?
(a) Conscious.
(b) Conscious except during sex.
(c) Not consious except during sex.
(d) Not conscious.

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

3. How does McConnell respond to the dog when it lunges at her in front of an audience?
(a) She yells at the dog.
(b) She retreats from the dog.
(c) She pets the dog.
(d) She kicks the dog.

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. When a dog plays "keep away" what is she or he doing?
(a) Refusing to give a ball back.
(b) Dropping a ball for an owner.
(c) Burying a ball in the yard.
(d) Giving a ball to another dog.

6. 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 is inclined to do both behaviors.
(b) Because a dog doesn't want to obey.
(c) Because they are entirely separate behaviors.
(d) Because a dog cannot understand down.

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

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

9. What is "object play" associated with for humans?
(a) Our speech ability.
(b) Our intelligence.
(c) Our memory.
(d) Our primate heritage.

10. What will primates do with the objects around them?
(a) Manipulate them to get food.
(b) Barter them for comfort.
(c) Ignore them.
(d) Use them as weapons.

11. What is an example of "object play" for humans?
(a) Word games.
(b) Running.
(c) Logic.
(d) Basketball.

12. What is McConnell doing when she mistakenly gets too close to the dog in front of an audience?
(a) Giving a command.
(b) Offering a treat.
(c) Retrieving a toy.
(d) Fielding a question.

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

14. How many forms of play does McConnell recommend?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Endless.
(d) One.

15. What is habituation?
(a) Habituation is the final step in dog training.
(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 occurs when a stimulus is so contant as to become meaningless.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to McConnell, an owner's body should be trained like what?

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

3. What are high pitched sounds NOT used for?

4. How many animal handlers has McConnell researched for her book?

5. Like dogs, humans are also in tune with what?

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