Publication details
Vampires Are Still Alive: Slovakian Students Attitudes toward Bats
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Anthrozoös |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | animals; attitudes; bats; myths |
| Description | This study examined undergraduate students knowledge of, attitudes toward, and belief in myths about, bats. Factor analysis was applied to 46 Likert-type items (Bat Attitude Questionnaire) and five dimensions with high reliability (0.93) were derived. It was found that the level of knowledge significantly influenced attitudes to, and belief in myths about, bats. |