Science project
Do Pets Really Look Like Their Owners?
Grade Level: 9th - 10th; Type: Behavioral Science
Objective:
Test whether dogs do, in fact, look like their owners.
Research Questions:
They say owners start to resemble their pets, but is that true? In this experiment, we'll explore whether people can match pets to owners.
Materials:
- Photos of dog owners
- Photos of their dogs
- Test subjects who don't know the pets or the owners
- Pen/paper for notes
Experimental Procedure:
- Print out or take some photos of dog owners and their dogs.
- Put together a “matching game/test” and let each test subjects hypothesize which dog goes with which owner.
- Find the average of how many people guessed correctly. For example, if you had 10 pairs of photos, and someone guessed 6/10 correctly, it would be 60% correct. Record that.
- Analyze your results according to trends by adding all the percentages and dividing by the number of pairs you have in total. Also, which pair had the most correct guesses?
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1st Pair
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2nd Pair |
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3rd Pair |
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Terms/Concepts: Psychology; Personal preference
References:
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/psychology/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
- O'Neil HF, cited in Coon D; Mitterer JO (2008). Introduction to psychology: Gateways to mind and behavior (12th ed., pp. 15–16). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
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