Pit Bulls
ave you ever had any violent or inappropriate encounters with a dog of any breed?
This question offers insight on personal experiences and may also bring bias to other questions. Q10: - Which dog would you not trust most around a small child? Select all that apply.
Q11: - Please thoroughly explain why you chose the above breeds in regards of them being not trustworthy around small children.
These collaborating questions allows one to understand what kind of experiences one has had with different dog breeds, and well as see why one thinks a certain way about a dog breed, specifically Pit bulls.
Awareness of Pit Bulls Conceptual definition: Overall knowledge of nature vs. nurture theory amongst any breed.
Q7: - Do you believe that …show more content…
One dissimilar result we found was fact that 47 out of 77 respondents who took the survey said that Pit bulls are misunderstood by society. In addition, most respondents said that “dogs develop aggressive behavior through their upbringing and training”. At the same time though- most participants said that Pit bulls were the most aggressive dog out of the group of breeds, in addition to claiming that they are untrustworthy around small children. These responses are surprising because while the public admits that Pit bulls are misunderstood by society, they do not alter their perceptions to view them as being less aggressive or dangerous. Question Effectiveness We believe that our questions worked quite well at extracting the valuable and precise information needed to draw conclusions about the public’s perception of Pit bulls, as the underlying reasons behind these impressions. What worked quite well was the proper placement of the questions in order to lead the participant down a sub-conscious path which avoided personal biases when it came to uncovering one’s true opinion about certain dog breeds and their behavior.
This question offers insight on personal experiences and may also bring bias to other questions. Q10: - Which dog would you not trust most around a small child? Select all that apply.
Q11: - Please thoroughly explain why you chose the above breeds in regards of them being not trustworthy around small children.
These collaborating questions allows one to understand what kind of experiences one has had with different dog breeds, and well as see why one thinks a certain way about a dog breed, specifically Pit bulls.
Awareness of Pit Bulls Conceptual definition: Overall knowledge of nature vs. nurture theory amongst any breed.
Q7: - Do you believe that …show more content…
One dissimilar result we found was fact that 47 out of 77 respondents who took the survey said that Pit bulls are misunderstood by society. In addition, most respondents said that “dogs develop aggressive behavior through their upbringing and training”. At the same time though- most participants said that Pit bulls were the most aggressive dog out of the group of breeds, in addition to claiming that they are untrustworthy around small children. These responses are surprising because while the public admits that Pit bulls are misunderstood by society, they do not alter their perceptions to view them as being less aggressive or dangerous. Question Effectiveness We believe that our questions worked quite well at extracting the valuable and precise information needed to draw conclusions about the public’s perception of Pit bulls, as the underlying reasons behind these impressions. What worked quite well was the proper placement of the questions in order to lead the participant down a sub-conscious path which avoided personal biases when it came to uncovering one’s true opinion about certain dog breeds and their behavior.