Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Ofer Tchernichovski
Second Advisor
Sonia Ragir
Academic Program Adviser
Ofer Tchernichovski
Abstract
This study observed responses of cats to kitten and adult human directed speech. Human vocalization analysis showed significant variation in harmonicity for kitten directed speech. Playback experiments analyzing feline responses to owners and strangers using kitten and human directed speech showed higher attentiveness to a stranger’s kitten directed speech.
Recommended Citation
Acevedo, Daniela, "The Association of Feline Behavior to Acoustical Features of Kitten Directed Speech" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/184