Schoor, Rosa van der (2023) Pet Psychology: Do Our Cats and Dogs Influence Us? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study investigated whether pets can influence us. It focused on cats and dogs in two scenarios: a security-based scenario (with a negative reaction from the pet towards a stranger), and a judgement based scenario (with a positive reaction from the pet towards a stranger). It was hypothesized that pets would have an influence on our feelings towards strangers. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that dogs would have more influence in the security scenario, and cats in the judgement scenario. The last hypothesis was that pets would have more influence on owners as opposed to non-owners. Data was used from 462 participants, who filled in a vignette questionnaire. It was concluded that pets do have influence over our feelings towards strangers, which is in line with previous research. Furthermore, in the security scenario, dogs were rated more influential, but this was not significant. In the judgement scenario, dogs were significantly more influential, as opposed to the hypothesis. Lastly, owners were influenced more by the pets than non-owners. Keywords: Pets, Cats, Dogs, Security, Judgement, Self-categorization, Social Influence
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Spears, R. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2023 08:21 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2023 08:21 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1801 |
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