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Disney's Animated Animals: A Potential Source of Opinions and Knowledge

Eidt, Stephanie A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ma1467902314

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2016, Undergraduate Honors Program, Malone University, Honors Thesis.
People’s opinions of animals can potentially be influenced by many sources, including personal encounters, formal and informal education, and popular media. The media in particular serves as a teacher for children about the natural world, and thus it is important to study the content of such media and its subsequent transfer of ideas. Animated Disney movies are ideal to study because of their undeniable presence in American culture. This study compared college students’ opinions about and knowledge of particular animals with the animals’ portrayal in popular Disney movies. Potential factors influencing the amount of transfer, such as the anthropomorphic nature and screen time of the characters in question, were examined. Participant opinions were significantly correlated with how Disney portrays the animals but were influenced by their degree of anthropomorphism. Participants’ animal knowledge was also correlated with Disney’s accuracy concerning the animals as well as students’ real-life exposure to them. These results have potential implications for the average citizen’s level of concern for conservation efforts.
Karyn Collie, Dr. (Advisor)
Diane Chambers, Dr. (Committee Member)
Ebenezer de Oliveira, Dr. (Committee Member)
33 p.
Mass Media; Psychology; Zoology
anthrozoology; Disney animation; influence of popular media; movie animals; media learning

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  • Eidt, S. A. (2016). Disney's Animated Animals: A Potential Source of Opinions and Knowledge [Undergraduate thesis, Malone University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ma1467902314

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Eidt, Stephanie. Disney's Animated Animals: A Potential Source of Opinions and Knowledge. 2016. Malone University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ma1467902314.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Eidt, Stephanie. "Disney's Animated Animals: A Potential Source of Opinions and Knowledge." Undergraduate thesis, Malone University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ma1467902314

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