Dog behavior - Quiz
Dog behavior
  • 1. Canines can exhibit jealousy towards which of the following?
A) Animal-like objects
B) Inanimate furniture
C) Specific food items
D) Their own reflection
  • 2. What is a possible manifestation of jealousy in dogs?
A) Sleeping for longer durations
B) Increased appetite
C) Withdrawing from social activity
D) Excessive tail wagging
  • 3. Which of these can trigger noise-related anxiety in dogs?
A) Human laughter
B) Soft music
C) Fireworks
D) Whispering
  • 4. What may cause anticipatory anxiety in dogs before a storm?
A) Change in barometric pressure
B) Wind speed decreasing
C) Darkening of the sky
D) The temperature rising
  • 5. What type of disorder is tail chasing classified as?
A) Digestive disorder
B) Stereotypy
C) Neuromuscular disorder
D) Sensory impairment
  • 6. What medication was used in the study regarding tail chasing?
A) Clomipramine
B) Diazepam
C) Amitriptyline
D) Fluoxetine
  • 7. What personality trait was observed in dogs that chase their tails?
A) Excessive friendliness
B) Dominance
C) Aggressiveness
D) Shyness
  • 8. What has influenced the traits of New Guinea Singing Dogs?
A) Environmental selection pressures
B) Cross-breeding with domestic dogs
C) Artificial selection by humans
D) Selective breeding by scientists
  • 9. At what age do dog pups show unrestrained fighting with siblings?
A) 8 weeks
B) 6 weeks
C) 2 weeks
D) 4 weeks
  • 10. Why do dog pups avoid injury during sibling fighting at 2 weeks?
A) Low stamina
B) Undeveloped jaw muscles
C) Soft teeth
D) Lack of motivation
  • 11. At what age does dog pup fighting transition to play-chasing?
A) 10–12 weeks
B) 4–5 weeks
C) 2–3 weeks
D) 6–8 weeks
  • 12. When does serious fighting occur in wolf pups?
A) 4–6 weeks
B) 2–3 weeks
C) 12–14 weeks
D) 8–10 weeks
  • 13. At what age does aggression in golden jackal pups typically cease?
A) 14–16 weeks
B) 4–6 weeks
C) 10–12 weeks
D) 6–8 weeks
  • 14. What dosage of clomipramine was used in the tail-chasing study?
A) 1 to 2 mg/kg
B) 10 to 20 mg/kg
C) 5 to 10 mg/kg
D) 0.1 to 0.5 mg/kg
  • 15. What behavior do golden jackal pups show between 4–6 weeks of age?
A) Social bonding behaviors
B) Uninhibited biting intended to harm
C) Gentle play-fighting
D) Avoidance of contact
  • 16. Does playing with other dogs substitute for the motivation to play with humans?
A) Yes
B) Only for stray dogs
C) Only for younger dogs
D) No
  • 17. What is a common misconception about 'tug-of-war' and 'rough-and-tumble' games?
A) They improve physical stamina
B) They are only for young puppies
C) They increase canine intelligence
D) They influence dominant relationships with humans
  • 18. How do dogs that play rough-and-tumble games compare to those that do not?
A) They have higher cortisol levels
B) They show lower separation anxiety
C) They are more aggressive
D) They are less amenable
  • 19. What trait is associated with dogs that play 'tug-of-war' and 'fetch'?
A) Submissiveness
B) Confidence
C) Dominance
D) Aggression
  • 20. What does starting most games indicate about a dog's behavior?
A) They are seeking affection
B) They are highly confident
C) They have low anxiety
D) They are less amenable and more aggressive
  • 21. What happened to the cortisol levels of police dogs after playing with handlers?
A) They increased
B) They disappeared
C) They decreased
D) They remained unchanged
  • 22. What effect do control, authority, and aggression have on a dog's cortisol levels?
A) They increase cortisol levels
B) They have no effect
C) They keep cortisol levels stable
D) They decrease cortisol levels
  • 23. In the 2012 study, what did dogs do when they observed a person crying?
A) They ignored the person
B) They oriented toward the person more often
C) They left the room
D) They played with a toy
  • 24. When a stranger pretended to cry, how did the dogs respond?
A) They avoided the stranger completely
B) They immediately sought their owner
C) They barked at the stranger
D) They sniffed, nuzzled, and licked the stranger
  • 25. According to the text, what does playing indicate about a dog?
A) Their temperament and relationship with the owner
B) Their level of hunger
C) Their physical health
D) Their breed standard
  • 26. How often do dogs in households with multiple dogs play with their owners compared to single dogs?
A) Exactly the same
B) Significantly less often
C) Twice as often
D) Only slightly more often
  • 27. What is the primary nature of play between young dogs?
A) Competitive racing
B) Silent observation
C) Cooperative foraging
D) Mock fights
  • 28. What is the belief regarding why puppies engage in mock fights?
A) It is solely to expend excess energy
B) It is training for important later-life behaviors
C) It is to establish permanent pack hierarchy
D) It is a sign of lack of socialization
  • 29. Which activity has been shown to positively influence adult dog behavior?
A) Avoiding all contact with other dogs
B) Strict solitary confinement
C) Puppy classes
D) Restricted movement
  • 30. How is the symmetry of dominant and submissive roles during puppy play described?
A) It is always perfectly balanced
B) It is non-existent
C) It is not necessarily 50:50
D) It is exclusively determined by size
  • 31. In humans and primates, what is emotional contagion linked to?
A) Age
B) Vocal volume
C) Facial mimicry
D) Physical strength
  • 32. What is the effect of facial mimicry signals during dog play?
A) The frequency of play decreased
B) Play sessions lasted longer
C) Dogs became aggressive
D) Play sessions ended immediately
  • 33. When did dogs, gray wolves, and the extinct Taymyr wolf diverge?
A) 5,000–8,000 years ago
B) 27,000–40,000 years ago
C) 10,000–15,000 years ago
D) 50,000–70,000 years ago
  • 34. What are the two main hypotheses regarding dog domestication?
A) Self-domestication or human domestication
B) Wolf hybridizing or climate adaptation
C) Instinctive capture or environmental necessity
D) Forced breeding or natural selection
  • 35. Which dog famously demonstrated the ability to learn over 200 item labels?
A) Rico
B) Chaser
C) Lassie
D) Rex
  • 36. What is the primary way dogs react to an unsolvable task compared to socialized wolves?
A) Dogs howl to call for help
B) Dogs look at the human
C) Dogs give up and walk away
D) Dogs continue to try until they succeed
  • 37. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the dog's senses?
A) Proprioception
B) Intuition
C) Sense of smell
D) Sensitivity to the Earth's magnetic field
  • 38. What is an example of gustatory communication in dogs?
A) Barking
B) Eye gaze
C) Pheromones
D) Tail wagging
  • 39. How did the dog 'Rico' identify novel items?
A) By scent marking
B) By exclusion learning
C) By observing human trainers
D) By trial and error
  • 40. How many dimensions of canine personality were identified in a meta-analysis of 51 articles?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Seven
  • 41. According to the study by Kathleen Morrill et al. (2022), what percentage of physical traits in dogs is attributed to DNA?
A) 80%
B) 9%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 42. According to the 2022 study by Morrill et al., how much of a dog's personality differences are determined by its breed?
A) About 50%
B) About 9%
C) About 80%
D) About 25%
  • 43. Which of these is mentioned as a submissive behavior pattern?
A) Displacement lick
B) Growl
C) Chase
D) Stare at
  • 44. What factor plays a greater role than size in dog encounters?
A) Gender
B) Motivation
C) Coat color
D) Age
  • 45. What is one example of a personality trait identified in the text?
A) Endurance
B) Intelligence
C) Loyalty
D) Playfulness
  • 46. Which organ gives a particular signature to fecal deposits?
A) Sweat gland
B) Anal gland
C) Salivary gland
D) Scent gland
  • 47. What is the term for the dog's trait of preferring novelty?
A) Neophobia
B) Familiarity
C) Neophillia
D) Habituation
  • 48. What factor is important in canine dominance?
A) Color
B) Breed
C) Bark volume
D) Size
  • 49. What is the term for the phase of proceptive behavior occurring before estrus?
A) Proestrus
B) Anestrus
C) Metestrus
D) Diestrus
  • 50. What is the name of the bone found inside the dog's penis?
A) Pubic bone
B) Os penis
C) Pelvic bone
D) Baculum
  • 51. What fluid is ejaculated during the rear-end to rear-end stage?
A) Urine
B) Seminal fluid
C) Lubricating fluid
D) Prostatic fluid
  • 52. What strategy allows dogs to increase their population after a crash?
A) Strict pair bonding
B) Higher pup production rates
C) Seasonal breeding
D) Higher individual pup survival
  • 53. Which of the following does NOT influence the interestrous period?
A) Health status
B) Photoperiod
C) Individual variation
D) Genetic differences
  • 54. How long do wolf pups rely primarily on their mother in the den?
A) 5 months
B) 8 months
C) 10 weeks
D) 3 months
  • 55. Who provides food for the mother wolf while she is in the den with pups?
A) The father
B) No one
C) Previous years' pups
D) The pack
  • 56. According to the Melbourne survey, what is the most common behavior problem in dogs?
A) Barking
B) Overexcitement
C) Jumping up
D) Snapping
  • 57. What percentage of dog owners in the Melbourne study reported jumping up as a problem?
A) 56%
B) 25%
C) 14%
D) 63%
  • 58. What environmental management tool can help reduce mild separation anxiety?
A) Chew toys
B) Isolation
C) Increased physical discipline
D) Ignoring the dog completely
  • 59. What auditory intervention is mentioned as effective for separation-related stress?
A) Television soundscapes
B) Specially composed music
C) Classical radio
D) White noise only
  • 60. What is considered one of the most commonly reported behavior issues to canine professionals?
A) Leash pulling
B) Excessive barking
C) Separation anxiety
D) Resource guarding
  • 61. Besides people, who might a dog attempt to guard resources from?
A) Small children only
B) Other animals
C) Strangers only
D) No one else
  • 62. Which of the following is listed as an aggressive behavior linked to resource guarding?
A) Snapping
B) Pacing
C) Licking
D) Whining
  • 63. Can dogs exhibit resource guarding behavior toward their owners?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only when they are tired
D) Only when they are puppies
  • 64. What must owners learn to interpret to judge a dog's reaction?
A) Vocal pitch
B) Ear length
C) Body language
D) Scent marking
  • 65. Where are resource guarding behaviors commonly seen?
A) Puppy classes
B) Show dogs
C) Shelter animals
D) Working breeds
  • 66. How many fixed genes were found to vary between wolves and dogs in the 2016 study?
A) 11
B) 100
C) 5
D) 22
  • 67. The variations in dog genes are linked to which biological pathway?
A) Catecholamine synthesis pathway
B) Immune system response
C) Muscle fiber growth
D) Digestive enzyme pathway
  • 68. When does a wolf pack reach its maximum size?
A) Autumn time
B) Spring time
C) Summer time
D) Winter time
  • 69. How long must a dog puppy have contact with humans during the critical period to form a social attachment?
A) 90 minutes
B) 10 days
C) 4 months
D) 24 hours
  • 70. Which animal is more fearful of novelty when socialized?
A) Neither animal shows fear
B) The dog
C) Both are equally fearful
D) The wolf
  • 71. In the 1982 study, which puppies were more active early in life?
A) Neither were active
B) Dog puppies
C) They were equally active
D) Wolf puppies
  • 72. In the 1982 study, which puppies preferred the company of humans over their foster mother?
A) Neither species
B) Dog puppies
C) Wolf puppies
D) Both species
  • 73. How large is the home range of an urban domestic dog?
A) 2-61 hectares
B) 2.5 square kilometers
C) 78 square kilometers
D) 58 square kilometers
  • 74. When do feral dogs defend their home ranges?
A) All year
B) Only during the winter months
C) Only when prey is scarce
D) Only during breeding season
  • 75. What is the maximum home range size mentioned for wolves?
A) 61 hectares
B) 78 square kilometers
C) 2.5 square kilometers
D) 58 square kilometers
  • 76. According to the text, what is the dietary nature of feral dogs?
A) Opportunistic
B) Strictly herbivorous
C) Exclusively scavenging
D) Exclusively hunting
  • 77. What factor influences dogs to resort to hunting over garbage consumption?
A) Changes in temperature
B) Presence of other dogs
C) Scarcity of garbage food sources
D) Human interaction
  • 78. What stimulus maintained operant responding in dogs when food was already available?
A) Being alone
B) Hand signals
C) Vocal praise
D) Petting
  • 79. What brain area in dogs shows maximal activation to the scent of a familiar human?
A) Olfactory bulb
B) Cerebellum
C) Caudate
D) Peduncle
  • 80. Which of these are service dogs trained to help people with?
A) Autism
B) Herding
C) Racing
D) Hunting
  • 81. What scientific concept have dogs helped humans understand?
A) Quantum mechanics
B) Cellular biology
C) Conditioned reflex
D) Theory of relativity
  • 82. Which condition are service dog programs successfully helping with?
A) Broken bones
B) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
C) Influenza
D) Common colds
  • 83. What is the foundation of the human-dog relationship?
A) Training
B) Unconditional trust
C) Fear
D) Food dependency
  • 84. How many fatal dog attacks occurred in the UK between 2005 and 2013?
A) 17
B) 1,000
C) 500
D) 100
  • 85. How many dog-bite related deaths occurred in the US in 2013?
A) 150
B) 300
C) 31
D) 5
  • 86. In what year was the first study published that identified a specific locus associated with a behavioral phenotype in dogs?
A) 2019
B) 2005
C) 1940
D) 2010
  • 87. The cdh2 gene was linked to which type of behavioral phenotype?
A) Compulsive behavioral phenotypes
B) High activity levels
C) Hypersociability
D) Stranger-directed aggression
  • 88. According to the study comparing C-BARQ data, which of these was found to have significant heritability?
A) Separation anxiety
B) Trainability
C) None of the above
D) Owner directed aggression
  • 89. SNPs in the GRM8 gene were associated with what type of behavior?
A) Separation anxiety
B) Stranger-directed aggression
C) Fetch performance
D) Sleeping duration
  • 90. What is the result of structural variation in GTF2I and GTF2IRD1 in dogs?
A) Hypersociability
B) Aggressive behavior
C) Fearfulness
D) Reduced trainability
  • 91. What gene was linked to stranger fear in dogs and anxiety in humans?
A) PDE7B
B) CDH2
C) GRM8
D) CAMKMT
  • 92. Which of the following is listed as a limitation to understanding the genetic basis for canine behavior?
A) The extinction of certain breeds
B) Lack of computer technology
C) Inconsistent phenotyping methods
D) A lack of dog owners
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