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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?
(a) A threatening dog barks, a submissive dog does not.
(b) A threatening dog leans forward, a submissive dog leans back.
(c) A threatening dog runs forward, a submissive dog runs back.
(d) A threatening dog will lunge, a submissive dog will not.

3. According to McConnell, small _______impart big meaning for a dog.
(a) Treats.
(b) Looks.
(c) Words.
(d) Movements.

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

5. What is a dog pushing the corners of her or his mouth back a sign of?
(a) Fear and submissiveness.
(b) Fear and aggression.
(c) Excitement and submissiveness.
(d) Excitement and aggression.

6. What is "doggie play bow"?
(a) Kneeling on the ground.
(b) Spreading feet apart.
(c) Touching hands on the ground.
(d) Slightly crouched stance.

7. How do you teach a dog to come?
(a) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and whistle once.
(b) Turn away from the dog, call "Come," walk in the opposite direction, and clap once.
(c) Turn toward the dog, call "Come", walk in the same direction, and whistle once.
(d) Turn away from the dog, call "Come", throw a treat, and clap once.

8. Studies prove that who can tell that a shirt has been worn by a man or woman?
(a) Primates.
(b) Cats.
(c) Humans.
(d) Dogs.

9. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use slow, continuous notes for what purpose?
(a) To enourage animals to stay calm.
(b) To stop animals from disobeying.
(c) To distract animals from potential danger.
(d) To get animals to slow down.

10. McConnell suggests sniffing different parts of the house, plants, books, bedsheets, in order to determine what?
(a) If there are distinct odors.
(b) If they are clean.
(c) If another person has been there.
(d) If a dog has been there.

11. According to McConnell what is a great way for rewarding a dog that stays?
(a) Giving the dog a treat.
(b) Letting the dog run free.
(c) Talking nicely to the dog.
(d) Petting the dog.

12. What are low pitched sounds used for?
(a) Authority, threat, disapproval.
(b) Positivity, authority, cheerfulness.
(c) Authority, encouragement, positivity.
(d) Disapproval, authority, positivity.

13. According to McConnell, what do decades of research indicate about what almost all dogs respond to?
(a) That almost all dogs respond to physical stimuli.
(b) That almost all dogs respond to visual stimuli.
(c) That almost all dogs respond to gustation stimuli.
(d) That almost all dogs respond to aural stimuli.

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

15. What does a person who wants to block have to do?
(a) Anticipate a dog's movement and step in the space you do not want a dog to enter.
(b) Move at the same time as the dog by running towards the space the dog has entered.
(c) Move after the dog has moved and lunge after the dog with your arms.
(d) Ignore a dog's movement by turning your back on the dog and walking away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is the "smell" part of a dog's brain in relation to a human's?

2. How can an owner encourage a dog to stop barking?

3. Why does commanding "down" for a dog to lie down and "down" for a dog to get off the couch confusing?

4. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?

5. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?

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