Week 4 Article Blog!
- Giselle Gin
- Apr 28, 2024
- 2 min read
Citation: Horowitz, AlexaAlexandra. “Cabi Digital Library.” Are Children’s Relationships with Pet Dogs Uniquely Related to Children’s Social and Emotional Competence and Adjustment?, 5 May 2023, www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2023.0005.
While looking for this article, I first used my TwitterX account to research some of the scientists and researchers I followed. I then went on Google Scholar and started reading different articles about each individual work and chose one that most interested me.
This study explored kids' relationships with their dogs and how it affected their overall well-being. For this study, 115 children were asked to fill out a questionnaire about the quality of their relationship with their pets. It was then discovered that kids who relied heavily on their pets instead of their other relationships, affected their behavior and how they did in school. Based on this study, I would be able to tell a story about maybe a child and their relationship with their pet. I would also explain the positive outcomes associated with this. Overall, this study highlights the benefits of kids having a quality relationship with their pets and how it can improve their overall well-being.
Citation: Horschler, Daniel J., et al. “Absolute Brain Size Predicts Dog Breed Differences in Executive Function.” Animal Cognition, vol. 22, no. 2, Mar. 2019, pp. 187–98. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.proxy.library.ucsb.edu/10.1007/s10071-018-01234-1.
I found this article using an academic search complete with the scientist Daniel Horschler and using the keyword cognition. Since Daniel Horshler's area of study is animal cognition and behavior it wasn't too hard to find something that interest me.
This study focused on determining whether dogs with bigger brains meant that they were smarter. For this, researchers studied over 7000 pre-breed dogs from 74 different breeds. It was then concluded that bigger brain breeds tend to do better on short-term memory tests and have more self-control. This study highlights the understanding between brain size and intelligence in dogs giving valuable insight into their evolutionary process. Based on this study, I think I may be able to tell a story about this. I would make the researcher the protagonist and talk about how they stumbled upon this idea.
Hi Giselle! It's fascinating to see how you got into the research process and discovered these interesting articles! The study on children's interactions with pet dogs throws insight into how important these bonds might be for children's social and emotional development. Your notion of narrating a story about a youngster and their pet while emphasizing the beneficial results of such connections sounds like an engaging narrative.
Hi Giselle! I think you did a really good job at simplifying the studies that you chose into an easy to read summary of it. I’m also researching dogs and I think it was really smart for you to start with a scientist and dwindle your articles down from them, I’ll try incorporating that in my own research strategies.