Slideshow: The Real Story of Pets and Character

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Is Your Personality Predicted by Your Pet?

Which animal do you prefer, dogs or cats? The response could reveal a lot about your character. According to a University of Texas at Austin survey, there may be some truth to some stereotypes about pet owners. It's possible that you share a lot more similarities with your pet than you imagined. See where you stand and how other Americans are divided into dog lovers and cat lovers by looking through our collection.

Personality Quality: Diligent

Participants in the online study were asked to categorize themselves as "dog people" or "cat people." Subsequently, participants responded to inquiries intended to unveil their genuine nature. Compared to cat owners, dog owners were 11% more conscientious. What it implies:

•Self-controlled
•strong sense of obligation
•Usually "planners"

Characteristic: extroverted

Do you grasp the moment? You probably do, if you're a dog lover. According to the report, dog owners were 15% more outgoing than cat owners. What it implies:

gregarious, enthusiastic, upbeat, and energetic

Personality Quality: Observant

Do you feel willing to attempt new things? The survey found that those who own cats were 11% more likely to be gregarious. Those who are open are typically:

Inquisitive, artistic, creative
unconventional minds

Characteristic of Agreeableness

The survey found that people who like dogs are 13% more likely to be amiable than people who prefer cats. Those who are agreeable are often:

dependable, selfless, compassionate, loving, and sociable

Characteristic: Neurotic

You might be a cat person if you are easily stressed out. Compared to dog owners, cat owners were 12% more neurotic. Those who are neurotic are:

Easily agitated, anxious people

The Ordinary Dog Owner

If dogs tend to be energetic, faithful, and easy to get along with, well, so do the people who love them. But survey author and psychologist Sam Gosling, PhD, admits that the differences between cat and dog people aren't huge. "There are certainly many, many cat people who are extroverts and many, many dog people who aren't," Gosling says.

The Normal Cat Person

Which would you rather do: spend time alone? Always willing to try something new? You might perhaps be a cat person. According to the survey, cat owners were more likely than dog owners to be inquisitive, unusual in their behavior and thought processes, and worry more easily.

More people own dogs than cats.

Of those who completed the study, almost half identify as dog people. Merely 12% claim to be cat lovers. How many people are dog and cat lovers? somewhat over 25% of the total group. Nationwide, animal lovers are in charge. Merely 15% of respondents claimed to dislike dogs or cats.

Indeed, dog owners make more pals, but it isn't the complete picture.

Actually, about 26 more on average. However, cat folks receive more invitations to parties! Is it possible that having a smaller number of friends makes your friendship more valuable? Facebook also discovered that, compared to dog owners who made friends with other dog lovers, cat owners tended to befriend other cat lovers at a larger ratio. However, they point out that this difference may be the result of living close to other cat enthusiasts.

Cat lovers tend to be single more often than not, but this isn't your typical cat lady scenario.

Alright, so technically speaking, cat owners are more likely to be single than dog owners. Facebook reports that roughly 30% of cat owners and 24% of dog owners are single, while the differences are just 6%. Therefore, discard the inaccurate idea of an elderly woman sitting by herself in a sea of cats: Male and younger cat lovers are equally likely to be single as older and/or female cat lovers.

Dog people are romantics in heart, whereas cat people are more drawn to fantasy and sci-fi literature.

This is the fascinating part. Really, who would have guessed that having a pet would also entail having different tastes in TV shows, movies, and literature? However, Facebook found that cat lovers are disproportionately interested in TV series like Poke mon and Star Trek, movies like Terminator 2 and Alien, and books like Harry Potter, The Hobbit, or thrillers by Stephen King.

Conversely, dog people choose television like Grey's Anatomy and The Voice; movies like Fifty Shades of Grey and Pretty Woman; and books like Nicholas Sparks and Marley & Me.

A few points on which they can both agree? movies like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Hunger Games, and Frozen are classics. This is the fascinating part. I Really, who would have guessed that your choice of pet would also correspond with a different taste in TV shows, movies, and books? However, Facebook found that people who adore cats are disproportionately drawn to TV series like Poke mon and Star Trek, movies like Terminator 2 and Alien, and books like Harry Potter, The Hobbit, or thrillers by Stephen King.

Conversely, dog people enjoy watching Grey's Anatomy and The Voice, reading books by Nicholas Sparks and Marley & Me, and watching movies like Pretty Woman and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Several points on which both parties can concur? timeless films like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Hunger Games, and Frozen.

And lastly, there are dog and cat people everywhere.

Facebook reportedly considered segmenting dog and cat lovers in America based on where they live. Their verdict? Though basically, they're pretty much everywhere, there is a little suggestion that cats are more common in cities and dogs are more common in rural areas where they have more space to go around.

We have to admit, the results are fascinating even though it's safe to assume that this is a lot to infer from how frequently someone shares pictures of their beloved fur balls.

Slideshow: The Real Story of Pets and Character