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

2. What myth do humans perpetuate about dog's regard for them, according to McConnell?
(a) That dogs give humans "unconditional negative regard."
(b) That dogs give humans "conditional negative regard."
(c) That dogs give humans "unconditional positive regard."
(d) That dogs give humans "conditional positive regard."

3. How large is the "smell" part of a dog's brain in relation to a human's?
(a) It is 14 times larger.
(b) It is 4 times smaller.
(c) It is 4 times larger.
(d) It is 14 times smaller.

4. How many animal handlers has McConnell researched for her book?
(a) 104.
(b) 202.
(c) 16.
(d) 37.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What three behaviors do dogs consider highly rude?

3. According to McConnell, humans are "living, breathing _____machine guns."

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

5. What is a little known fact regarding humans sense of smell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does McConnell recommend that a dog owner wear a hat around the house, and what is her larger point?

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

5. What is Motherese and why is it significant?

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

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

8. What biological and anatomical differences are their between humans and dogs in terms of smell, and why is it significant for owners and trainers?

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

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

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