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Jortin Thomas
Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento
PSYC 121: Intermediate Research Methods
Dr. Pu Peng
November 21, 2022
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Results
A Chi-square analysis was done to determine if type of reward (food, affection) depended on a
cat dancing (yes, no). According to a survey of 270 cats, we detected a statistically significant
difference (X2 =16.39, p = .001) in cats dancing to reward preference. Of the 72 cats tested, most
preferred food as a reward for dancing (n = 48, 66.7%), whereas the 198 cats in our sample
predominantly did not dance when given affection as a reward (n = 121, 61.1%; See Table 1).
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Table 1
Cats and Reward Preference for Dancing
Did they dance?
Type of Training:
No
Yes
Total
Food as Reward
24 (16.6%)
48 (38.4%)
72 (26.7%)
Affection as Reward
121 (83.4%)
77 (61.6%)
198 (73.3%)
Total
145 (100.0%)
125 (100.0%)
270 (100.0%)
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