Human-Dog Interactions in a Guide-Dog Training Program

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1115-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Koda ◽  
Sadakazu Shimoju
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Dyadic Interactions ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Reciprocal Interactions

We analyzed dyadic interactions between 12 neutered dogs (6 females and 6 males) and 44 humans (20 women, 14 men, and 10 girls) who were unfamiliar with each other. We also examined the effect of sex differences in dogs and humans as well as age differences in humans on human-dog interactions in a guide-dog turning program. Female dogs more actively regulated their distance from humans than male dogs. Dogs made contact with women more frequently than with men, and men nude contact with dogs more frequently than women. Girls initiated interactions with dogs more frequently than women; girls formed reciprocal interactions with dogs less frequently than women.

Sex and Experience in the Academy Award Nomination Process

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 589-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne E. Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Event History ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Academy Award ◽  
Award Nomination ◽  
Age Disparity

Research has indicated significant age differences between male and female Academy Award nominees and winners. However, this discrepancy may be associated with sex differences in actors' ages when they first begin their acting careers. The present research uses event history analysis to investigate the duration of Academy Award nominees' careers from career start (first film) to first three Academy Award nominations. Analysis suggested controlling for an actor's age at first film explains the sex-age disparity between Academy Award nominees and winners.

Personal Memories at Different Ages

1977 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen C. Franklin ◽  
Dennis H. Holding
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Response Latencies ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Different Ages

Men and women aged between 25 and 75 were asked to associate personal experiences to a set of 50 randomly chosen common words. The dates of these experiences were reconstructed and plotted as frequency distributions. Neither sex differences nor introversion—extraversion had reliable effects, and response latencies did not differ between conditions, but age differences significantly affected the memory distributions. Contrary to the hypothesis that ageing produces a selective deficit for recency, it appears that the average date of remembered events tends to increase with age.

Effects of a Court-Ordered Service Dog Training Program with U.S. Veterans: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Terry Crowe ◽  
Victoria Sanchez ◽  
Chardae Durden ◽  
Margarita Ortega y Gomez ◽  
Melissa Winkle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Service Dogs ◽  
Civilian Life ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Service Dog ◽  
Emotional Isolation

Abstract This qualitative study investigated the impacts of a court-ordered service dog training program on justice-involved U.S. veterans. An experienced qualitative research team conducted three focus groups with nine veterans to explore how training service dogs influenced their daily lives. Focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and manually coded. Two graduate research assistants developed preliminary themes; the full team generated final themes. Themes illustrated how participation in the program: 1) decreased physical and emotional isolation; 2) assisted veterans with reintegrating into civilian life; 3) improved emotional self-regulation; and 4) helped veterans discover potential; 5) find camaraderie; 6) reconnect with community; and 7) create a sanctuary. In a follow-up session, several participants confirmed that the results accurately captured their experiences. The overall finding suggests the service dog training program served as a rehabilitative process for justice-involved veterans to rediscover their abilities and talents that existed before their experiences in the justice system.

Self-Concept of Academic Ability as a Function of Sex, Age, and Academic Achievement among African Adolescents

1998 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mzobanzi M. Mboya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Academic Ability ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Age Variations

This study examined (a) sex and age variations for scores on Self-concept of Academic Ability and academic achievement among 244 African adolescents attending a coeducational high school and (b) correlations between scores on Self-concept of Academic Ability and academic achievement by sex and age. No significant sex differences were found, but there were significant age differences on the Self-concept scores and measures of English, science, and history but not in mathematics. A significant positive correlation was found between Self-concept scores and academic achievement for boys and girls and in all age groups, but the magnitude of the correlations with achievement in mathematics was stronger among boys than among girls.

Temporal patterns and sex differences in dyadic interactions in a wild zebrafish population

2019 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 103896
Author(s):  
Aditya Ghoshal ◽  
Danita K. Daniel ◽  
Anuradha Bhat
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Dyadic Interactions

Effects of Content and Intonation on Perceptions of Verbal Reinforcers

1969 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 319-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Solomon ◽  
Judy Yaeger
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Feeling State ◽  
Objective Meaning ◽  
Main Effects

College students heard 36 taped verbal evaluations (reinforcers) representing all combinations of three levels of content and three of intonation (positive, neutral and negative in each case). Ss rated each reinforcer on three 5-point scales concerning its meaning as (1) a comment about performance, (2) a producer of a feeling-state in the recipient, and (3) an expression of the speaker's liking or disliking of the recipient. Content and intonation had significant main effects and interactions for every rating, but their relative effects differed across ratings. Content was strongly dominant for judgments of “objective” meaning, and moderately dominant for judgments about the recipient's feeling, while intonation was dominant for judgments about the speaker's liking for the recipient. No sex differences and only slight age differences were found.

scholarly journals Experimental But Not Sex Differences of a Mental Rotation Training Program on Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Rodán ◽  
María José Contreras ◽  
M. Rosa Elosúa ◽  
Patricia Gimeno
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mental Rotation

Outcomes of Participation in a Service Dog Training Program for Veterans with PTSD

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Scotland-Coogan ◽  
James D. Whitworth ◽  
Tracy Wharton
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Personal Service ◽  
Dog Training ◽  
Service Dog ◽  
Interpersonal Difficulties ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Trauma Responses

AbstractCanine-assisted interventions have emerged as an increasingly popular means to engage and assist veterans coping with military-associated trauma responses. The present study evaluates the use of a 14-week service dog training program for these trauma-impacted veterans. The service dog program guides veterans in small group cohorts on how to train their own dog to be their personal service animal. All 71 veterans participating in this investigation had been diagnosed with PTSD. Fifty-five veterans (77%) finished the entire 14-week program and took all pretests and posttests. Compared to pretest scores, participants reported significant decreases in self-disturbance, posttraumatic stress, externalization, and somatization after completing the program. Participants experienced significant reductions in a broad scope of psychological impacts associated with their PTSD including interpersonal difficulties and suicidality. Findings provide evidence that service dog training programs may be an effective therapeutic alternative to traditional approaches that PTSD-impacted veterans are willing to utilize.

Les modifications de la métamémoire reliées au vieillissement: Nouvelle évidence auprès d'un échantillon francophone

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Baillargeon ◽  
Sylvie Neault
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
French Version ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Age And Sex

ABSTRACTThis paper presents a French adaptation of the Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA) instrument. The purpose of the study was to assess the psychometric qualities of the French version and to test its validity by replicating age and sex differences in a large sample of French speaking adults. The MIA was administered to 120 males and 185 females, aged between 18 and 95. The initial factor structure of the MIA was replicated and the eight metamemory dimensions were identified, although there was some overlap between the dimensions. The internal consistency of the scales was assessed by computing Cronbach's alpha coefficients; seven of the eight scales were found to be reliable. The intercorrelations between the dimensions were also examined and revealed that each scale is tapping a specific aspect of metamemory. Finally, the analyses of variance confirmed the existence of significant age differences on five scales of the MIA and sex differences on three dimensions.

Heritability of graduation from a Guide Dog training program

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 447
Author(s):  
Hamutal Mazrier ◽  
Peter C. Thomson ◽  
Fiona K. Hollinshead ◽  
Melinda L. Dawson ◽  
Peter Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Dog Training
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