Author： Helton William Helton Nicole
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1533-015X
Source： Applied Environmental Education and Communication: an International Journal, Vol.4, Iss.4, 2005-10, pp. : 317-323
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Abstract
An awareness of the mental lives of nonhuman animals may raise ethical concern for them and, as a consequence, for their natural habitats. This was explored in a recent study at a Midwestern university. Students attended either an animal-focused or a human-focused introductory psychology course. Students in the animal-focused course reported an increase in proanimal attitudes after the course, whereas, the attitudes of their human-focused cohorts actually decreased. Additionally, students in the animal-focused course reported an increase in concern for animals' natural habitats. Comparative psychology may be a powerful component of a complete environmental education curriculum.
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