Wealllikewatchingonlinevideosofdogsandcatsdoingfunnythings.Butifyouhadtodecidewhichofthetwoanimalswouldyousayyoumightlikebetter?Youranswermaysaysomethingaboutyourpersonality.Accordingtoa2010st
Wealllikewatchingonlinevideosofdogsandcatsdoingfunnythings.Butifyouhadtodecidewhichofthetwoanimalswouldyousayyoumightlikebetter?Youranswermaysaysomethingaboutyourpersonality.
Accordingtoa2010studyledbySamGoslingascientistattheUniversityofTexasUSdogpeopleareabout15percentmoreoutgoingand13percentmorepleasanttobefriendswiththancatpeople.
Thisisnothardtounderstandsincecatsanddogsbehavedifferentlythemselves.“Catswilloccasionallyengageinsocialactivitiesbutusuallyafteronlyafewminutestheywillabandonthegame.Dogsontheotherhandwilloftenengageinplaylikefetchingathrownballforhoursatatime”saidModernDogMagazine.
AlthoughcatpeoplearelesssocialGosling’sstudyshowedthattheyare11percentmoreopen-mindedthandogpeople.Theyusuallylikeartadventuresandunusualideas.Theyalsohavemoreimaginationandcuriosity.Butdogpeoplearemorelikelytosticktooldbeliefsandtraditionalinterests.
Howevertheirloveofafreelifestylealsomeansthatcatpeopledislikemakingplans.Theyjustfollowwhateverideaspopintotheirheadswithoutplanningahead.Butdogpeoplearedifferent.Theyusuallyhavestrongself-controlandliketocarryouttheirplans.
Despitethesebigdifferencesbetweendogpeopleandcatpeopletherearesomethingsthattheyhaveincommon“Bothtypesofpeopleconsiderthemselvesclosetonaturedislikeanimal-printclothingandaregenerallyoptimists”notedMotherNatureNetwork.
Butcanpersonalitychange?Canacatpersonbecomeadogpersonortheotherwayaround?InastudydonebyStanleyCorenascientistbasedinCanadaheaskedcatowners:“Ifyouhadenoughlivingspaceandtherewerenoobjectionsformotherpeopleinyourlifeandsomeonegaveyouapuppyasagiftwouldyoukeepit?”
About68percentofthemsaidtheywouldnotacceptadogasapet.Butwhendogownerswereaskedthesamequestionaboutakittenalmost70percentsaidtheywouldallowacatintotheirlives.
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C.havecloserfriendsthanD.aremoretraditionalthan
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