Things We Like: Human Preferences among Similar Organisms and Implications for Conservation

By D. Stokes. 2007

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sensory Systems, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

Cute, Creepy, or Crispy—How Values, Attitudes, and Norms Shape Human Behavior Toward Bats (2016, background): “Public support for species’ conservation is strongly influenced by human perceptions, predominantly the esthetic appeal of the species (Gunnthorsdottir 2001; Stokes 2007), its similarity to humans (Kellert 1996; Batt 2009), and perceived threat to humans (Knight 2008; Kellert 1996).”
Does colour matter? The influence of animal warning coloration on human emotions and willingness to protect them (2013, background): “However, the present study demonstrates that the popularity of generally unpopular animals can be at least partly improved by presenting species with conspicuous, aposematic coloration, in which particular colours and their combinations that contribute to the perceived aesthetic of animals (Stokes, ”
Nordic–Baltic Student Teachers’ Identification of and Interest in Plant and Animal Species: The Importance of Species Identification and Biodiversity for Sustainable Development (2015, background): “There are also several other factors that influence attitudes and knowledge of species, for example, aesthetic features of species (Stokes, 2006), cultural significance and perceived sentience, and ‘similarity to humans’ (Kellert, 1996).”
Toward a systematic approach for identifying conservation flagships (2011, background): “…flagship species, it can be more effective to focus on species attributes, rather than the species themselves (cf. Knegtering et al. 4 Conservation Letters 4 (2011) 1–8 Copyright and Photocopying: c©2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 2002; Stokes 2007; Meuser et al. 2009; Verı́ssimo et al. 2009).”
Attitudes toward Animals among Kindergarten Children: Species Preferences (2015, background): “humans also tend to prefer animals that they perceive as aesthetically appealing or “cute” (Gunnthorsdottir 2001; Stokes 2007; Knight 2008; archer and monton 2011).”