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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In one study, half of adults who lost their sense of smell also reported what?
2. How does a person "release the pressure" after a block has been initiated?
3. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
4. According to McConnell, an owner's body should be trained like what?
5. When teaching a dog how to play fetch, what does McConnell recommend doing in lieu of prying a ball from a dog's mouth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What biological and anatomical differences are their between humans and dogs in terms of smell, and why is it significant for owners and trainers?
2. What is Motherese and why is it significant?
3. What is the one difference between humans and primates that also presents a challenge when it comes to dog training?
4. What story does McConnell relate about a dog's memory for smell, and why is it significant?
5. According to McConnell, what sense perception do humans believe dogs respond to that is incorrect and why is it significant?
6. How should an owner house train her or his dog?
7. How does an owner temper a body block and why is it important?
8. Why is it counter-intuitive to yell a command to a barking dog?
9. Why does McConnell recommend that a dog owner wear a hat around the house, and what is her larger point?
10. What two mistakes did McConnell make with an aggressive mastiff, and why was it dangerous?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast human and canine sense perception.
1) How many sense receptors do humans have? How many do dogs?
2) What senses do humans use the most? What senses do dogs use the most?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss dog training in the book by choosing five commands and illustrating step-by-step how to dog to learn them. Then, discuss the overall approach from a critical standpoint. What does dog training reveal about the way humans learn? Are they comparable?
Essay Topic 3
Territory is a significant part of animal life. Discuss five ways in which dogs and humans claim and defend territory.
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