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Exploring Research through Design in Animal-Computer Interaction [PDF]

, 2017
This paper explores Research through Design (RtD) as a potential methodology for developing new interactive experiences for animals. We present an example study from an on-going project and examine whether RtD offers an appropriate framework for ...
Dawkins M.S., French F., French F., Haraway D.J.., Locoro A., Mancini C., van der Linden D., Zimmerman J.   +7 more
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Human vocal attractiveness as signaled by body size projection [PDF]

, 2013
Voice, as a secondary sexual characteristic, is known to affect the perceived attractiveness of human individuals. But the underlying mechanism of vocal attractiveness has remained unclear.
Birkholz, P, Lee, A, Liu, X, Wu, W-L, Xu, Y   +4 more
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Study on adolescents’ attitudes and attachment toward companion animals: mitigating the negative effects of cultural estrangement on wellbeing

Frontiers in Psychology
The mental health of adolescents is an important issue, since it has a significant impact on their future lives. In this regard, one of the methods for supporting adolescents’ mental health is the interaction with companion animals, which is becoming ...
Hikari Koyasu, Sakura Ogasawara, Takefumi Kikusui, Toshiya Murai, Atsushi Nishida, Miho Nagasawa   +5 more
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Horses for courses: exploring the limits of leadership development through equine-assisted learning [PDF]

, 2013
YesThis essay draws on insights taken from Lacanian psychoanalysis to rethink and resituate notions of the self and subjectivity within the theory and practice of experiential leadership development. Adopting an auto-ethnographic approach, it describes
American Society of Training and Development, Bennis W. G., Cederström C., Heelas P., Huczynski A. A., Kolb D. A., Lacan J., Laclau E., Laclau E., McCall M. W., Roberts M., Roberts M., Stavrakakis Y., Zizek S.   +13 more
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CECP GSO Research Exchange Conference 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
The following literature review discusses potential non-medical benefits that may result from child and adolescent interaction with animals, and the practitioner or educator preferences regarding animal species used in Applied Animal Therapy.
Johnson, Kathryn
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The evolutionary biology of dance without frills [PDF]

, 2016
Recently psychologists have taken up the question of whether dance is reliant on unique human adaptations, or whether it is rooted in neural and cognitive mechanisms shared with other species 1, 2. In its full cultural complexity, human dance clearly has
Cook, P., Ravignani, A.
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Exploratory Study of Fecal Cortisol, Weight, and Behavior as Measures of Stress and Welfare in Shelter Cats During Assimilation Into Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Background: Cats are a common companion animal (CA) in US households, and many live in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The prevalence of ASD is one in 54, and many children have behavior challenges as well as their diagnostic ...
Gretchen K. Carlisle, Rebecca A. Johnson, Colleen S. Koch, Leslie A. Lyons, Ze Wang, Jessica Bibbo, Nancy Cheak-Zamora   +6 more
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A model balancing cooperation and competition explains our right-handed world and the dominance of left-handed athletes

, 2011
An overwhelming majority of humans are right-handed. Numerous explanations for individual handedness have been proposed, but this population-level handedness remains puzzling. Here we use a minimal mathematical model to explain this population-level hand
Daniel M. Abrams, Mark J. Panaggio, McManus I. C.   +2 more
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Aversive Pavlovian Responses Affect Human Instrumental Motor Performance [PDF]

, 2012
In neuroscience and psychology, an influential perspective distinguishes between two kinds of behavioral control: instrumental (habitual and goal-directed) and Pavlovian.
Enea Francesco Pavone, Francesco eRigoli, Francesco eRigoli, Giovanni ePezzulo, Giovanni ePezzulo   +4 more
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Heterogeneity in beliefs about feeding stray animals: the complexity of human–animal interaction

, 2020
People’s beliefs about feeding stray cats require investigation. Previous studies were based on assumptions about sample homogeneity, potentially obscuring within-group and background differences in beliefs.
Gareth Davey, Xiang Zhao, Mei Mei Khor
semanticscholar   +1 more source