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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 physical traits were present in the study which illustrated that paedomorphism is also physiological?
(a) Short legs, long torso, and different brain chemistry in humans.
(b) Floppy ears, long tails, and different brain chemistry in dogs.
(c) Floppy ears, curly tails, and different brain chemistry in foxes.
(d) Large eyes, round face, and different brain chemistry in primates.

2. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
(a) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(b) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.
(c) Move to the side and turn toward the dog purposefully.
(d) Do a torso body block and turn your head away purposefully.

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

4. How did researchers discover that paedomorphism is also physiological?
(a) By breeding for docility in dogs.
(b) By breeding for docility in humans.
(c) By breeding for docility in primates.
(d) By breeding for docility in foxes.

5. Why do wolf and canine packs use "hip slams" and "shoulder slams"?
(a) To appear larger than they are.
(b) To stake out their territory.
(c) To entice the opposite sex.
(d) To hide their fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many scent receptors do dogs have?

2. What is an example of "object play" for humans?

3. What is the first step a person should do in order to ingratiate her or himself with a dog?

4. How conscious are humans of their pheromones?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What two mistakes did McConnell make with an aggressive mastiff, and why was it dangerous?

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

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

4. What is Motherese and why is it significant?

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

6. Why is it counter-intuitive to yell a command to a barking dog?

7. What is the one difference between humans and primates that also presents a challenge when it comes to dog training?

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

9. What is paedomorphism, and why is it significant?

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

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