Question

The majority of humans use one hand more often for tasks, especially tasks that require fine motor skills. Joyce believes that cats have a dominant paw. She tests ten cats in two experiments. For the first experiment, she places a small piece of tuna on each cat’s head. She then observes which paw the cat uses to wipe it off. During the second experiment, she dangles a toy above the cat’s head. She observes and records which paw each cat uses to bat at the toy. She then compares the results from the two experiments. What is the hypothesis in Joyce’s experiment? A) The majority of humans have a dominant hand. B) Cats favor the use of one paw over the other. C) Test subjects were kept constant throughout experimentation. D) Two experiments were performed to test which paw cats preferred.

Answer 1

the answer is B) Cats favor the use of one paw over the other

Joyce figures that is humans have a dominant hand, cats must have a dominant paw too. The point of the experiment was to see which paw the cats used more, and that would be considered their dominant paw.