Quiz Module 4,5
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Module 4, 5 Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following is the
correct order
for total sales for the different categories of products and
services in the pet industry? (
most
money spent to
least
money spent)
Pet Food/Treats; Vet care/vet products; Pet supplies/Live animals/OTC meds; Pet Services
Question 2
How much money do experts say consumers in the US spent on the pet industry in 2020?
103.6 Billion Dollars
Question 3
What
government
agency regulates the pet food industry in the US?
Food and Drug Administration
Question 4
Which of the following is
not required
to be on a pet food label in the US?
An estimate of the digestibility of the food
Question 5
Red and green colors are added to dog food to make the food more appealing to the dog.
False
Question 6
Match the study/information type with the description
An article appears in a peer-reviewed, scientific journal about a dog that developed a rare form of a
bacterial infection after eating a "bones and raw food" diet.
case study
Your neighbor tells you that they feed their dog a "bones and raw food" diet and their dog is really
healthy.
anecdote
An article appears in peer-reviewed scientific journal describing a study with 20 dogs- 10 were fed a
"bones and raw food" diet and 10 were fed a commercial diet for 3 months. The incidences of disease
and gastrointestinal upset were compared as well as the dogs' weights, and quality of hair coat and
skin condition.
controlled study
A database of records from 30 veterinary hospitals (a total of 900 dogs) is examined to see if those
dogs eating "bones and raw food" diets had more or less incidents of gastrointestinal disease than
those dogs eating commercial dog food.
epidemiological study
Question 7
Which of the following provides the
best scientific evidence
for a claim or hypothesis?
Controlled study
Question 8
A Penn State researcher designs a study in which children come to a research laboratory and read aloud
to a dog that the researcher provides. The researcher measures several health-related variables in the
children. This researcher would require the approval of which of the following research subject
protection board(s) or committee(s) before proceeding with his research?
(check all that apply)
IACUC (Institutional animal care and use committee)
IRB (Institutional Review board for Human Participants)
Question 9
Choose whether the following describe QUALITATIVE research, QUANTITATIVE research or BOTH?
Researchers might report the mean and standard deviation deviation (statistics) of the data
QUANTITATIVE
Is published in peer-reviewed journals
BOTH
Might use a valid and reliable Quality of Life (QOL) Measurement Scale in data collection
QUANTITATIVE
Requires high ethical standards of research
BOTH
Involves "blinding" and control
QUANTITATIVE
Uses focus groups and open-ended interviews to collect data
QUALITATIVE
Question 10
A researcher designs a new method of taking the temperature on a cat to replace rectal thermometers
which are considered to give the best reading ("gold standard") at this time. When she takes the cat's
temperature five times with the rectal thermometer, it is
102.5
o
F
,
102.6
o
F
,
102.4
o
F 102.5
o
F
,
and
102.4
o
F
. Using her new technique, she measures a cat's temperature 5 times and gets the following
readings:
99.5
o
F
,
99.4
o
F
,
99.6
o
F
,
99.5
o
F
and
99.4
o
F
.
The new temperature taking technique is:
reliable but not valid
Question 11
Which of the following describe(s) the majority of human-animal interaction research studies as
reported by Wilson and Barker in 2003?
They have not been designed to show cause and effect
Question 12
A researcher wants to study the effect of
reading aloud to a dog on children’s physical health
. Which of
the following is a
quantitative variable
that she could measure?
How long the child reads to the dog.
How many times the child visits the doctor.
The child's weight
All of the above
Question 13
Sparky and Powder are both purebred Beagle dogs owned by 2 different people. List
3 specific
reasons
explaining why Sparky might need to eat more food than Powder to maintain good body
condition (even though they are the same breed).
Your Answer:
Question 14
"Blinding" in a study means that a subject does not know whether he/she is in an experimental group or
a control group.
True
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Question 15
Give one reason why the scientific study of interactions between humans and animals might be
important
Your Answer: