To Determine If People's Preference in Dogs Had Changed in the Recent

question 29

Essay

To determine if people's preference in dogs had changed in the recent years, organizers of a local
dog show asked people who attended the show to indicate which breed was their favorite. This
information was compiled by dog breed and gender of the people who responded. The table
summarizes the responses.
-Write a sentence or two about the conditional relative frequency distribution of the breeds
among female respondents.

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Definitions:

Aversion Conditioning

A method of learning involving a negative or unpleasant stimulus to create a dislike for a particular behavior.

Imprinting

A rapid learning process occurring early in the life of a social animal, where it forms an attachment to a particular object or organism.

Goslings

Young geese; in a developmental context, the term often illustrates principles of imprinting and early learning.

Ducklings

Ducklings are the young of ducks; in psychology, they are often used in imprinting studies, which show how they can form attachments during a critical period early in life.