Today in class Nick brought up the theory of developmental attraction. Another theory, that realates to this topic is the reward-theory of attraction. We are attracted to the things that reward us. These aren't tangible rewards, but internal rewards. For example, we are attracted to people that agree with us beacuse it reinforces our opinions.
This relates to pet ownership (dog owner ship in particular) because the reward-theory of attraction effects the dogs we choose to own. It has been proven empiclly that people look like their dogs. This is because we are attracted to what we look like, even unconsiously because it rewards us. In one study researchers gathered 70 people to match pictures of dogs to owners. The participants were given 41 pictures of real-life owners and for each they were given a choice of three different dog breeds to choose from. Chance indicates that they would be right 33% of the time, but the results showed that the participants were correct from 50-60% of the time. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5094835/Dog-owners-do-look-like-their-pets-say-psychologists.htmlsts.html).
The researchers also looked for personality similarities, yet found no such correlation.
Yet, People choose their dog breeds for all types of reasons. I do not think that I look like my dog at all. Personally, I like bigger dogs: golden retrivers, labs, and border collies (I own a yellow lab). I like them the most because they appeal the most to me asethtically and personallity wise. These types of dogs are smart, energenic and just want to be loved.
2.Do you think that you look like your dog?
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