EDU72100 Referencing Exercise - Task 3

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EDU72100 REFERENCING EXERCISE –
TASK 3
The following paragraph needs in-text references to make it
academic and credible. To demonstrate your research and
referencing skills, you must research and include information
relevant to the paragraph below. This should include three
articles from the SCU library database (e.g. ProQuest)
(Source: Pixnio)
TASK PARAGRAPH – Copy this paragraph and also include two in-
text references in appropriate places to add support to the
information.
Many people, in Australia and other countries, now have at least one pet.
While dogs and cats are the most common pet, birds, guinea pigs, rats,
mice, lizards, and snakes are also quite popular. Research has found that
having a pet has numerous benefits. Pets provide companionship,
especially for people living alone or in isolated, remote communities. Pets
also encourage responsibility in children. Cuddling or patting your pet can
relieve stress and help people to feel more affectionate and empathic. It
has even been found that pets can sometimes detect physical illness,
such as cancer, in their owners!
Copy the paragraph and include a direct and indirect quote where
you feel they are required to make the paragraph more academic
in style. Include at least one synthesised reference (two or more
references used together to support the same point).
Make sure to provide a references list in correct Harvard style, on
the final page.
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Many people, in Australia and other countries, now have
at least one pet. While dogs and cats are the most common pet, birds,
guinea pigs, rats, mice, lizards, and snakes are also quite popular (Russo
et al. 2017). Research has found that having a pet has numerous benefits.
Pets provide companionship, especially for people living alone or in
isolated, remote communities. The pets encourage and provide the scope
for engagement within the community as well as the assists interaction
among people (Hayden-Evans, Milbourn and Netto 2018). Pets also
encourage responsibility in children. Cuddling or patting your pet can
relieve stress and help people to feel more affectionate and empathic
(Adams et al. 2017; Hayden-Evans, Milbourn and Netto 2018). “The
animals are not considered dangerous for the child’s health and they are
perceived to have a role in improving relationship capacities and
responsibility” (Russo et al. 2017). It has even been found that pets can
sometimes detect physical illness, such as cancer, in their owners!
EDU72100 Postgraduate Preparation, July 2018 V.1 ©SCU College, CRICOS Provider 01241G