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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. According to McConnell, what is the best word to use to encourage a dog's silence?
(a) Stop.
(b) Down.
(c) Enough.
(d) No.

2. What are the corners of a dog's mouth called?
(a) Cissurres.
(b) Commissures.
(c) Closurres.
(d) Ceassures.

3. 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 cannot understand down.
(c) Because a dog doesn't want to obey.
(d) Because they are entirely separate behaviors.

4. What physical behaviors in a dog are NOT important?
(a) Sitting and standing.
(b) Breathing rate.
(c) Mouth and eyes.
(d) Leaning forward and back.

5. Why should a person "release the pressure" after she or he has initiated a block?
(a) Because dogs cannot behave if a human is too close.
(b) Because dogs cannot see from a close distance.
(c) Because dogs become threatened if a human is too close.
(d) Because dogs should be rewarded after a negative behavior has stopped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical traits were present in the study which illustrated that paedomorphism is also physiological?

2. How does McConnell respond to the dog when it lunges at her in front of an audience?

3. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?

4. What three behaviors do dogs consider highly rude?

5. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McConnell advise against taking a ball from a dog's mouth, and why is it important?

2. Why do primates look away, and in what situations should an owner do the same?

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

4. What myth do humans perpetuate about how dogs respond to them, and what does it signify?

5. What is a little known fact about our sense of smell, and what does it indicate about how humans live in the world?

6. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis and what does it signify?

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

8. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?

9. What advice does McConnell offer in terms of how humans monitor their speech?

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

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