APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Animals in the Office: The Presence of One’s Pet Dog – but Not One’s Pet Cat - Decreases Aggressive Feelings and Behaviors in a Competitive Reaction Time Task.
- Carey Fitzgerald
University of South Carolina - Beaufort - Nathaniel Cooper
University of South Carolina - Beaufort - Ragan Jarratt
University of South Carolina - Beaufort
Abstract
We conducted two experiments to investigate whether the presence of one’s pet dog or cat may decrease angry feelings and aggressive behaviors in the workplace. Having an image of one's pet dog decreased aggressive feelings and behaviors. Having an image of one's pet cat had no effect.
Aggression
