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Observations and Results
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response seconds in field setting #1 range from three to three hundred
seconds. The response seconds in field setting #2 range from three to
six seconds. These results can be found in the response time graphs for
each field setting, series 1 or series 2.
As can be seen in the graph for field setting #1, outside the
home, you can see that the dog’s response time is relatively consistent
until trial six. From trial six to ten, a great deal of difference was
shown in the dog’s response time, ranging from low of three seconds to
a high of three hundred seconds. Recorded observations help explain why
he suddenly went to a high of three hundred seconds.
In trial nine, his response time was three hundred seconds. When the
dog came home, he was muddy and you could tell that he went farther
away from the home. He was also seen with another dog playing, on
the street. These observations can help explain why his response time
was increased to a high of three hundred seconds.
The graph for field setting #2, inside the home, shows a trend of more
improved response time inside the home. The recorded observations were
that the dog's head jerked up at the sound of the whistle and he
immediately looked for the location of the sound of the whistle. When
the dog showed longer response time like six seconds on trials seven
and nine, it was observed that he had difficulty locating the
experimenter.
The mean response time was calculated by adding the response seconds
and then dividing that number by the number of trials. These results
can be seen in the mean response time graph for each field setting.
This graph shows that the dog performed much better inside the home as
compared outside the home. The dog showed a mean response time of 44.4
outside the home and a mean response time of 4.1 inside the home. His
performance time in seconds inside the home was one tenth of his
performance time in seconds outside the home.
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