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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal behaviorist is Patricia McConnell?
(a) An applied animal behaviorist.
(b) A theoretical animal behaviorist.
(c) A biological animal behaviorist.
(d) A genetic animal behaviorist.

2. According to McConnell, both humans and dogs are ______and_______.
(a) Highly sensitive and shy.
(b) Highly visual and social.
(c) Highly oral and social.
(d) Highly oral and shy.

3. What form of play does McConnell NOT recommend?
(a) Fetch.
(b) Tricks.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Hide and Seek.

4. What have scientists observed as the one crucial difference between primates and humans?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Speech.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Socialization.

5. What ingrained behavior is considered affectionate for humans but rude for dogs and should be avoided?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Talking.
(c) Hugging.
(d) Rubbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is habituation?

2. If a parent play fights with a dog, how will the dog play fight with a child?

3. When a dog's corners of the mouth are forward, what is it a sign of?

4. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?

5. What are high pitched sounds NOT used for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are commissures, and why are they important?

2. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors should people pay the most attention to in a dog and why?

3. How does an owner temper a body block and why is it important?

4. What is the command McConnell teaches that mimics pack behavior, and how is it executed?

5. What do the steps in teaching a dog how to come illustrate about training dogs?

6. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors do dogs not appreciate that humans do and why?

7. According to McConnell, what sense perception do humans believe dogs respond to that is incorrect and why is it significant?

8. Why does McConnell suggest that paedomorphism accounts for human and dog bonding?

9. What is habituation and why does it present a challenge for trainers?

10. What is the difference between how we use our sense of smell versus how dogs use their sense of smell?

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