Journal
ANTHROZOOS
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 161-168Publisher
PURDUE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.2752/089279301786999472
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The present study examined the effects of the presence of a pet in a professor's office on college students' perceptions of the office and the professor Students (n=257) were randomly assigned to view a slide of an office that contained either a dog, a cat, or no animal. Students perceived the office to be more comfortable and the professor to be friendlier when there was a dog in the office than when there was a cat or no animal in the office. They also perceived the professor who occupied the office with a cat to be less busy than the professors who occupied the offices with a dog and with no animal. These results imply that professors may be able to positively influence students' impressions of them by having a dog or a cat in their offices. (C) 2001 International Society for Anthrozoology.
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