Joannes puppy is very large but also submissive When the pup

Joanne’s puppy is very large, but also submissive. When the puppy meets a more dominant dog, she lies on the grass on her back, shows her belly, and wiggles. This is an example of ____. a. maximizing within-group conflict by clear signals of higher status b. minimizing between-group conflict by clear signals of higher status c. maximizing between-group conflict by clear signals of lower status d. minimizing within-group conflict by clear signals of lower status

Solution

d.minimizing within group conflict by clear signals of lower status as joanes puppy is submissive in nature she downgrades herself to the dominant puppy by reducing her comparative set to two only.