Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs’ (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks

Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs’ (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks

Pet domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are generally considered successful on object choice tasks, reliably following human points to a target. However, defining the specific topography of the point types utilized and assessing the potential for dogs to generalize their responses across similar...

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Main Authors: Dorey, Nicole R., Morrison, James, Hall, Nathaniel J., Udell, Monique A.R., Wynne, Clive D.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2013-07-01
Series:Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento
Subjects:
Canis Lupus Familiaris
Dog
Domestication
Learning
Generalization
Communication
Pointing
Online Access:http://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5143/5309

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