Boer, Ian de (2023) Animal Influence: How Our Cats and Dogs Shape Our Views Of Others. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
From the abstract of the thesis: Cats and dogs are part of many families, and humans form strong connections with them, seeing them as belonging to an in-group. This study aims to see if a pet’s behaviour can influence someone’s view of strangers. This was done by presenting participants with two vignettes featuring their pet, dubbed the Security scenario and Judgment scenario, with the former featuring a hostile reaction towards a stranger from the pet, and the latter a friendly reaction. Both vignettes also included a control stranger whom the pet reacts neutrally towards. It was found that the pet’s reaction indeed has an effect on participants’ feelings towards strangers. Participants also filled out a series of questions about their stereotypes of cats and dogs, which indicated dogs were seen as more social. Participants were shown to be more influenced by dogs, which fits these stereotypes, but not as strongly as they would suggest. Owners and non-owners showed little differences between them, indicating non-owners had an easy time insterting themselves in the situations despite them not owning a cat or dog in real life.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Spears, R. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2023 14:45 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 14:45 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1817 |
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