We make up our minds about others after seeing their faces for a fraction of a second—and
these snap judgments predict all kinds of important decisions. For example, politicians who …

A number of dog breeds suffer from welfare problems due to extreme phenotypes and high
levels of inherited diseases but the popularity of such breeds is not declining. Using a survey …

This systematic review examines empirical evidence supporting the anecdotal assumption,
that dogs look like and behave like their owners. To this end, we investigated 15 studies with …

What roles do dogs play in organizational life and formal organizations? Dogs are mostly
ignored by organization theory despite the existence of a rich literature on human–animal …

We extended past research on the self-enhancement bias and the mere ownership effect to
examine whether people have favorably distorted views of their pets. Participants in Study 1 …

The relationship between pet-keeping and owner personality has attracted considerable
attention. Little focus, however, has been directed towards the personality of pet owners in …

Three studies showed that medical doctors and lawyers were disproportionately more likely
to have surnames that resembled their professions. A fourth study showed that, for doctors …

Humans often say they prefer certain attributes and trait levels and yet choose options
inconsistent with those preferences, a phenomenon known as the stated–revealed …

Vaikka ihmisen ja eläimen välinen suhde on ilmiönä tuhansia vuosia vanha, on sen
yhteyksiä ihmisen terveyteen ja hyvinvointiin tutkittu aktiivisesti vasta reilut 30 vuotta …

Natural selection leads to maladaptive behavior through several interrelated means. New
adaptations may be constrained by designs resulting from past adaptations, there may be …