I'm doing an experiment where I wanted to determine which dog food most dogs would choose if they were given a choice. I placed Brand #1 in a bowl and Brand #2 in another bowl 5 feet from the first bowl. I recorded the number of dogs that chose each brand. What are some controlled variables I would have to consider?

Recent research by marine biologists suggests that bottlenose dolphins have names for themselves. scientists played sounds they had identified as the names of particular dolphins, putting them through a synthesizer so that they did not sound like the voices of particular dolphins. the researchers found that dolphins would respond to the names of other dolphins that they were related to or associated with, but they ignored the names of strangers. this discovery suggests a much greater degree of self-awareness in aquatic mammals than was previously suspected. if this research holds up, what does it suggest about dolphins?