Margaret Fidler
Biographic Data
| ID | 143875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Fidler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Fidler |
| SIGNATURE | FIDLER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southampton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The question of animal immortality
Christian teaching has long held that only humans possess an immortal soul and it is commonly thought that this has had the effect of downgrading animal status. One item in each of two separate questionnaires investigated current attitudes to human and animal immortality. The first Survey (A), consisted of a 21-section questionnaire which focussed on the changing status of animals across three family-related generations. One hundred and one stude…
Animal status as a response to pet owner experience
It has been reported that pet ownership has positive effects on people's attitudes to other animals. It was, however, hypothesized in this study that it is the good experiences which bring this about and that bad ones would have negative effects. Two sections in a 21-section questionnaire investigated whether this is the case. Respondents described their experiences with pets. They reported their level of agreement on seven philosophical/theologi…
The Changing Status of Animals
Recent improvements in the welfare and moral status of animals are commonly perceived as resulting from secular, rather than Christian, teaching. To investigate whether this is currently the case, questionnaires were sent to Christian ministerial training courses and to university departments of philosophy. Responses to items common to both indicate that while secular courses attend to animal issues more frequently and rigorously, ministerial cou…
Beyond Anecdotes
The status of "anthropomorphic" descriptions of animals in terms of intentions and emotions has been generally regarded as a prescriptive methodological concern. In contrast, in the study of human social psychology the nature of psychological descriptions of other people has been approached as a substantive empirical issue. Following this lead, the present study investigated the nature of people's descriptions of short videotaped episodes of anim…
Beyond Anecdotes
The status of "anthropomorphic" descriptions of animals in terms of intentions and emotions has been generally regarded as a prescriptive methodological concern. In contrast, in the study of human social psychology the nature of psychological descriptions of other people has been approached as a substantive empirical issue. Following this lead, the present study investigated the nature of people's descriptions of short videotaped episodes of anim…
Empathic Response to Animal Suffering
Attitudes to animals vary according to social conditions, current philosophies and personal experience. This paper reports the findings from two items which were part of a 21-item questionnaire investigating attitudes to non-pet animals. Participants were drawn equally from three consecutive and related generations; students, parents and grandparents. They were asked how they would respond to the plight of a mouse or bird, when each was attacked …
Describing Dog Behavior Psychologically
This paper is concerned with the interpretation of the behavior of dogs in mentalistic or psychological terms, and questions whether previous experience with pets influences the extent to which such terminology is used. Forty undergraduate psychology students viewed and produced written descriptions of five videotaped episodes showing dogs interacting with their owners. Twenty of the students had had at least two years of experience with a dog or…
Describing Dog Behavior Psychologically
This paper is concerned with the interpretation of the behavior of dogs in mentalistic or psychological terms, and questions whether previous experience with pets influences the extent to which such terminology is used. Forty undergraduate psychology students viewed and produced written descriptions of five videotaped episodes showing dogs interacting with their owners. Twenty of the students had had at least two years of experience with a dog or…
Animal status as a response to pet owner experience
It has been reported that pet ownership has positive effects on people's attitudes to other animals. It was, however, hypothesized in this study that it is the good experiences which bring this about and that bad ones would have negative effects. Two sections in a 21-section questionnaire investigated whether this is the case. Respondents described their experiences with pets. They reported their level of agreement on seven philosophical/theologi…
Beyond Anecdotes
The status of "anthropomorphic" descriptions of animals in terms of intentions and emotions has been generally regarded as a prescriptive methodological concern. In contrast, in the study of human social psychology the nature of psychological descriptions of other people has been approached as a substantive empirical issue. Following this lead, the present study investigated the nature of people's descriptions of short videotaped episodes of anim…
Empathic Response to Animal Suffering
Attitudes to animals vary according to social conditions, current philosophies and personal experience. This paper reports the findings from two items which were part of a 21-item questionnaire investigating attitudes to non-pet animals. Participants were drawn equally from three consecutive and related generations; students, parents and grandparents. They were asked how they would respond to the plight of a mouse or bird, when each was attacked …
The question of animal immortality
Christian teaching has long held that only humans possess an immortal soul and it is commonly thought that this has had the effect of downgrading animal status. One item in each of two separate questionnaires investigated current attitudes to human and animal immortality. The first Survey (A), consisted of a 21-section questionnaire which focussed on the changing status of animals across three family-related generations. One hundred and one stude…
The Changing Status of Animals
Recent improvements in the welfare and moral status of animals are commonly perceived as resulting from secular, rather than Christian, teaching. To investigate whether this is currently the case, questionnaires were sent to Christian ministerial training courses and to university departments of philosophy. Responses to items common to both indicate that while secular courses attend to animal issues more frequently and rigorously, ministerial cou…
Describing Dog Behavior Psychologically
This paper is concerned with the interpretation of the behavior of dogs in mentalistic or psychological terms, and questions whether previous experience with pets influences the extent to which such terminology is used. Forty undergraduate psychology students viewed and produced written descriptions of five videotaped episodes showing dogs interacting with their owners. Twenty of the students had had at least two years of experience with a dog or…
Beyond Anecdotes
The status of "anthropomorphic" descriptions of animals in terms of intentions and emotions has been generally regarded as a prescriptive methodological concern. In contrast, in the study of human social psychology the nature of psychological descriptions of other people has been approached as a substantive empirical issue. Following this lead, the present study investigated the nature of people's descriptions of short videotaped episodes of anim…
Beyond Anecdotes
The status of "anthropomorphic" descriptions of animals in terms of intentions and emotions has been generally regarded as a prescriptive methodological concern. In contrast, in the study of human social psychology the nature of psychological descriptions of other people has been approached as a substantive empirical issue. Following this lead, the present study investigated the nature of people's descriptions of short videotaped episodes of anim…
Empathic Response to Animal Suffering
Attitudes to animals vary according to social conditions, current philosophies and personal experience. This paper reports the findings from two items which were part of a 21-item questionnaire investigating attitudes to non-pet animals. Participants were drawn equally from three consecutive and related generations; students, parents and grandparents. They were asked how they would respond to the plight of a mouse or bird, when each was attacked …
The Changing Status of Animals
Recent improvements in the welfare and moral status of animals are commonly perceived as resulting from secular, rather than Christian, teaching. To investigate whether this is currently the case, questionnaires were sent to Christian ministerial training courses and to university departments of philosophy. Responses to items common to both indicate that while secular courses attend to animal issues more frequently and rigorously, ministerial cou…
Animal status as a response to pet owner experience
It has been reported that pet ownership has positive effects on people's attitudes to other animals. It was, however, hypothesized in this study that it is the good experiences which bring this about and that bad ones would have negative effects. Two sections in a 21-section questionnaire investigated whether this is the case. Respondents described their experiences with pets. They reported their level of agreement on seven philosophical/theologi…
The question of animal immortality
Christian teaching has long held that only humans possess an immortal soul and it is commonly thought that this has had the effect of downgrading animal status. One item in each of two separate questionnaires investigated current attitudes to human and animal immortality. The first Survey (A), consisted of a 21-section questionnaire which focussed on the changing status of animals across three family-related generations. One hundred and one stude…
Psychology (7 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Animal welfare (5 works) · Animal-assisted therapy (5 works) · Pet therapy (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · HUBzero (3 works)