Tania Plueckhahn

  • Qualifications

    Doctor of Philosophy - Psychology

    Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) - Psychology     

    Graduate Diploma in Psychology                                                                                                                   

    Bachelor of Teaching (Junior Primary)

  • Teaching Interests

    Learning & Behaviour and Psychology in Society

  • Research Interests

    Domestics dogs and the relationships between intelligence, problem-solving, temperament/personality and brain lateralisation

    Recent research has suggested that the preferred use of either the right or left hand side of the brain (brain lateralisation) by domestic dogs may influence behavioural issues such as aggression, anxiety and excitability. Greater understanding of lateralised behaviour in dogs and the relationships between lateralisation, personality and problem-solving may lead to advancements in training of these animals for purposes such as service roles for those with disabilities, as well as an increased understanding of animals with anxiety and other behavioural issues. The relationship between the owner’s personality and the dog’s lateralisation, personality and problem-solving ability has not been investigated before and may also lead to advancements in training and treatment of dog behavioural issues.

  • Professional Associations

    Student Member Australian Psychological Society

    Australian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour

     

  • Professional Interests

    HARG - http://health.adelaide.edu.au/psychiatry/links/HARG/

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Entry last updated: Monday, 18 Sep 2023