About the Authors

Marguerite E. O'Haire

maggie.ohaire@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Samantha J. McKenzie

Affiliation School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Alan M. Beck

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Center for the Human-Animal Bond, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Virginia Slaughter

Affiliation School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MEO SJM AMB VS. Performed the experiments: MEO. Analyzed the data: MEO. Wrote the paper: MEO. Involved in interpreting results and editing the manuscript: SJM AMB VS.