Date of Award
Summer 8-7-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Stephen Zawistowski
Second Advisor
Dr. Sheila Chase
Academic Program Adviser
Diana Reiss
Abstract
This study looked at whether user-submitted videos of cats could be used to increase understanding of their behavior. The findings suggest that the behaviors observed were consistent with prior research, and contain typical cat behavior. Depending on the research question, user-submitted videos of cats are a promising data source.
Recommended Citation
Casey, Patricia, "Domestic Cat Ethology: Evaluating Social Media for Data Collection" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/226