Human-Animal Interactions Flashcards
What are animals to humans?
- Food
- Pets
- Entertainment
- Education
- Research
Describe some animal assisted therapy/intervention.
- Idea can be traced back to 18th century
- People would go to retreat and pet small animals
What are animal-social interactions?
The presence of animals that facilitates social interactions between people
What is the ‘Social Catalyst Effect’?
- The presence of an animal increases the amount f attention received
- The type of attention can differ
Describe a study that shows the ‘Social Catalyst Effect’ in action (Dogs).
- Participants were stood with a different object/animal, e.g. teddy bear, nothing, pot plant, puppy/Labrador
- People with the 2 dogs got a much higher response for smiles and talking when they were passed by than any of the other conditions
What does having a dog mean for social interactions where you are asking for something?
It facilitates the cooperation and compliance of requests
Describe a study that shows what affect a dog can have if you’re asking a stranger for money.
- People asked for money from strangers both with a dog and without
- Those with a dog received around €0.2 more than those without
Describe a study that shows what affect a dog can have if you’re asking a stranger to borrow their phone.
- People asked to borrow the phone from strangers both with a dog and without
- Almost 30% of those with a dog received the telephone
- Not even 10% of those without a dog received a telephone
Describe a study that shows what affect a dog can have if you’re asking a stranger to help you pick up coins.
- People asked for help to pick up the coins from strangers both with a dog and without
- Around 88% of the people helped the person with a dog
- Around 58% pf the people helped the person without a dog
Describe a study that shows what affect a dog can have if you’re asking a stranger to help you pick up coins.
- People asked for help to pick up the coins from strangers both with a dog and without
- Around 88% of the people helped the person with a dog
- Around 58% pf the people helped the person without a dog
Describe a study that shows what affect a dog can have on loneliness within a care home.
- The loneliness score before the dog: 50%
- The loneliness score after 1 week with the dog: 42%
- The loneliness score after 3 weeks with the dog: 39%
Can anxiety be reduced through the petting of animals?
- It was shown that the petting of an actual rabbit or turtle reduced the anxiety level considerably over than of the toy replicas
How can animals aid learning?
- Reduce stress
- Serve as a motivator
- Children perform faster
- Need fewer prompts
- Pay more attention to teacher
How can animals aid learning?
- Reduce stress
- Serve as a motivator
- Children perform faster
- Need fewer prompts
- Pay more attention to teacher
Does pet ownership benefit the owner’s mental and physical health?
- Very old idea
- Many studies .. many issues
- A lot of confounding variables
