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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. Studies prove that who can tell that a shirt has been worn by a man or woman?
2. How did researchers discover that paedomorphism is also physiological?
3. What is one way humans can teach dogs to see them as familiar and not a stranger?
4. Why is it confusing for a dog when a person uses similar phrasing?
5. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between how we use our sense of smell versus how dogs use their sense of smell?
2. Why does McConnell advise against play fighting or wrestling with a dog?
3. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors should people pay the most attention to in a dog and why?
4. What is object play and what is its relation to our primate heritage?
5. What is Motherese and why is it significant?
6. What is the one difference between humans and primates that also presents a challenge when it comes to dog training?
7. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors do dogs not appreciate that humans do and why?
8. What is a little known fact about our sense of smell, and what does it indicate about how humans live in the world?
9. According to McConnell, what sense perception do humans believe dogs respond to that is incorrect and why is it significant?
10. Why is it counter-intuitive to yell a command to a barking dog?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McConnell's discussion of dogs provides insight into how humans and animals deal with conflict.
1) Provide five examples of conflict from the book and the resolution of each.
2) Discuss how people can learn from dog training to resolve conflict in everyday life.
Essay Topic 2
Choose three dogs from the book and discuss them as characters. What are their physical and psychological attributes? What purpose do their stories serve for McConnell's argument?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the relationship between physical space and the body in the book. How important are physical movements in terms of training? How do dogs perceive physical space?
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