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2017

Stress

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Reward Preferences In Domestic Horses (Equus Caballus), Elizabeth E. Jaeger May 2017

Reward Preferences In Domestic Horses (Equus Caballus), Elizabeth E. Jaeger

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The present study examined stress response in domestic horses (Equus caballus) to determine if horses show preference for either traditional or natural horsemanship training methods to test the hypothesis that natural horsemanship would induce less stress. Our results show that natural horsemanship rewards elicited lower stress response in horses.


Stress As A Cultural Tool In Higher Education, Nadia Ramjit Feb 2017

Stress As A Cultural Tool In Higher Education, Nadia Ramjit

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This study focuses on how two groups of college freshmen, the traditional age and nontraditional age students use the word stress as a cultural tool in their college adjustment process. This topic is explored through Vygotsky’s concept of language understood as a cultural tool, enacting meaning as developed through socio-cultural relations (1978). Three research questions explore how students articulate stress in diverse ways: How do traditional and nontraditional college freshmen use the word stress as a cultural tool to mediate their experiences in the college environment: academically, socially, personally, regarding goal commitments, etc.? What are the factors that traditional and …