ASSIGNMENT 1
Article: Aydin, N., Krueger, J. I., Fischer, J., Hahn, D., Kastenmüller, A., Frey, D., &
Fischer, P. (2012). “Man’s best friend:” how the presence of a dog reduces mental
distress after social exclusion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(1), 446-
449. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2011.09.01
1. The research is about how mental distress after social exclusion is reduced in the
presence of a dog. The aim of this study is to prove how socially excluded
participants who performed in the presence of a dog had higher mental well-being
than the ones who did not work in the presence of a dog.
