Studies in pet-assisted therapy that have MOST decreased the feelings of loneliness used which of the following pets?
a. bunnies
b. dogs
c. fish
d. parakeets
B
Pets, particularly dogs, puppies, and cats, have been shown to decrease feelings of loneliness. One investigation suggests that volunteers and pets visiting a nursing home create "an aura of domesticity for residents who had been cut off from home and families by age and illness."
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