Date of Award
Summer 8-4-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Liv Van de Graaff
Second Advisor
Dr. Diana Reiss
Academic Program Adviser
Dr. Diana Reiss
Abstract
This study investigates how visitor presence influences affective states of captive red kangaroos housed in a walk-through zoo exhibit by using motivation to consume a food reward in desired vs undesired locations and with/without an additional challenge feeder as a proxy for affective state, while considering individual variation and personality.
Recommended Citation
King, Julia, "Using motivation to assess affective states of captive red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) in response to visitor presence and crowd size in a walk-through zoo exhibit" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1077