Beautiful Bugs, Bothersome Bugs, and FUN Bugs: Examining Human Interactions with Insects and Other Arthropods
| Autor: | Robert D. Bixler, Nathan J. Shipley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Communication
Sociology and Political Science business.industry Veterinary (miscellaneous) media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education 050109 social psychology Biology Scale (music) Education Anthropology Perception 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology business 0503 education Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Anthrozoös. 30:357-372 |
| ISSN: | 1753-0377 0892-7936 |
| Popis: | Because the ostensible majority of incidental human–insect (and other arthropods) interactions are negative, any interest in non-pretty “bugs” appears to be inherently demotivated. Three complementary studies explored US college students’ perceptions, knowledge, and experiences of insects to better understand folk classifications and to identify potentially new ways to present them to motivate human interest. Study 1, an open-ended survey (n = 236), found that knowledge of insects is limited to a mean of 13 insects. Of these 13 insects, most were also dichotomized as liked (beautiful bugs) or disliked (bothersome bugs). The second study, using semi-structured interviews (n = 60), revealed similar categories as found in the first study, providing further details about positive and negative perceptions of, attitudes to, and types of experiences people have with, insects and other closely related arthropods. The last study (n = 200) used a paired forced-choice scale with 10 silhouettes of insects and... |
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