REDUCTION OF STATE-ANXIETY BY PETTING ANIMALS IN A CONTROLLED LABORATORY EXPERIMENT

By S. Shiloh, G. Sorek, J. Terkel. 2003

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Subfields: Genetics, Sensory Systems, Social Psychology

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1. P. Prokop

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1. Christoph Randler
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Citations in the corpus

• Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions: The Possible Role of Oxytocin (2012, unknown): “Shiloh et al. (2003) first showed participants a live tarantula spider and indicated that they might be asked to hold it later on.”
• Practical Work at School Reduces Disgust and Fear of Unpopular Animals (2012, background): “Research supports the idea that physical contact with animals is beneficial for reducing anxiety in humans (Shiloh et al., 2003).”