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'More People Talk to You When You Have a Dog'--Dogs as Catalysts for Social Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Bould, E.; Bigby, C.; Bennett, P. C.; Howell, T. J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Research has shown Australian group homes, and supported living options, fail to support people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) to develop social connections. This pilot study evaluates the effectiveness of a visiting dog walking program to facilitate encounters with other community members. Method: Sixteen adults with IDs were…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Intellectual Disability, Group Homes, Foreign Countries
Observer Mediation and Learning in the Presence of a Stranger.
Berger, Seymour M.; Hecken, Margit H. – 1980
Some research has found that observers believe overt mimicry is socially unacceptable and embarrassing in the presence of a stranger. It was hypothesized that observers would inhibit their mimicry of learned pairs of gestures in the presence of a stranger, and that their learning would be adversely affected unless they compensated for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Imagery, Interaction
Candy from a Stranger? Journalism Students' Experiments Reveal Public's Responses.
Fedler, Fred – Scholastic Editor, 1980
Describes several experiments, many designed to discover the public's response to unusual situations, conducted by college students in a public affairs reporting class. (TJ)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Higher Education