Differential effects of person in the dog and in the human (1979)

Astrup, C. W., Gantt , W. H., Stephens, J. H.

Abstract

People have marked effects on dog's heart rate, with great individual variations for different persons. Apparently people to which the dog is attached have the greatest effect upon heart rate. Replications of the animal experiments using the psychotherapist and two other people revealed no effects upon the heart rate of a schizophrenic human. In the human the effects of people are probably best demonstrated in connection with verbal communication.