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Adults show selective responses to unreliability based on the strength of counterevidence Open
Adults can reflectively revise their beliefs and selectively respond to unreliable informants, despite often forming and revising beliefs unreflectively without assessing their reasons. This study investigates how the strength of counterev…
Trainability, persuasion, or coercion: a study of human–dog and human–wolf interactions in early life Open
Human–dog interactions are often ascribed to selection for increased cooperativeness during domestication, implying voluntary participation and mutual benefit. Alternatively, building on a possible selection for higher deference and submis…
Nonverbal Rationality? 2-Year-Old Children, Dogs, and Pigs Show Unselective Responses to Unreliability but to Different Degrees Open
Some philosophers argue that reflection is key to rational thinking. By tying reflective thinking to language, they struggle to account for minimally verbal infants and exclude nonhuman animals. This study assessed processing of underminin…
Nonverbal rationality? 2-year-old children, dogs and pigs show unselective responses to unreliability, but to different degrees Open
Some philosophers argue that reflection is key to rational thinking. By tying reflective thinking to language, they struggle to account for minimally verbal infants and exclude non-human animals. This study assessed processing of undermini…
Showing—intentional communication—in dogs (Canis familiaris) Open
Introduction The characterization of imperative pointing as intentional communication, aimed at eliciting specific actions from a partner, has been debated, with some suggesting it reflects an understanding of others as causal agents rathe…
Non-verbal rationality? 2-year-old children, dogs and pigs show unselective responses to unreliability, but to different degrees Open
Some philosophers argue that reflection is key to rational thinking. By tying reflective thinking to language, they struggle to account for minimally verbal infants and exclude non-human animals. This study assesses processing of undermini…
Human Ostension Enhances Attentiveness but Not Performance in Domestic Pigs Open
Humans convey their communicative intentions ostensively, e.g. calling others’ name and establishing eye-contact. Also when interacting with animals, humans use ostension. In some companion-animal species, ostension increases attentiveness…
View article: Examining holistic processing strategies in dogs and humans through gaze behavior
Examining holistic processing strategies in dogs and humans through gaze behavior Open
Extensive studies have shown that humans process faces holistically, considering not only individual features but also the relationships among them. Knowing where humans and dogs fixate first and the longest when they view faces is highly …
Using mobile eye tracking to study dogs’ understanding of human referential communication Open
The extent to which dogs understand human referential communication is among the most studied questions in canine cognition research. While it is widely accepted that dogs follow (some) human referential signals, the way they understand th…
Adults show selective responses to unreliability based on the strength of counterevidence Open
Adults can reflectively revise their beliefs and selectively respond to unreliable informants, despite often forming and revising beliefs unreflectively without assessing their reasons. This study investigates how the strength of counterev…
View article: Cross-modal perception of puppies and adult conspecifics in dogs (Canis familiaris).
Cross-modal perception of puppies and adult conspecifics in dogs (Canis familiaris). Open
Understanding conspecifics' age classes is crucial for animals, facilitating adaptive behavioral responses to their social environment. This may include gathering and integrating information through multiple modalities. Using a cross-modal…
View article: Holistic Processing Strategy in Cross-Species Face Perception between Dogs and Humans
Holistic Processing Strategy in Cross-Species Face Perception between Dogs and Humans Open
Extensive studies have shown that humans process faces holistically, considering not only individual features but also the relationships among them. Knowing where humans and dogs fixate first and the longest when they view faces is highly …
Non-verbal rationality? 2-year-old children, dogs and pigs show unselective responses to unreliability, but to different degrees Open
Some philosophers argue that reflection is key to rational thinking. By tying reflective thinking to language, they struggle to account for minimally verbal infants and exclude non-human animals. This study assesses processing of undermini…
Non-verbal rationality? 2-year-old children, dogs and pigs show unselective responses to unreliability, but to different degrees Open
Some philosophers argue that reflection is key to rational thinking. By tying reflective thinking to language, they struggle to account for minimally verbal infants and exclude non-human animals. This study assesses processing of undermini…
Both humans and conspecifics provide social support to dog and wolf puppies Open
Social support can play a crucial role in enabling individuals to cope better with environmental stressors when accompanied by a social partner, but this effect varies strongly across species and often with partner identity. While generall…
Dogs at home and at the workplace: effects on allergies and mental health Open
Summary Since the beginning of domestication, the living conditions which are shared between humans and companion animals have changed dramatically. More time is spent together indoors, not only in urban places, but also in rural areas. Am…
Going back to ‘basics’: Harlow’s learning set task with wolves and dogs Open
To survive and reproduce, animals need to behave adaptively by adjusting their behavior to their environment, with learning facilitating some of these processes. Despite the fact that dogs were the subject species for Pavlov’s original stu…
The Power of Discourse: Associations between Trainers’ Speech and the Responses of Socialized Wolves and Dogs to Training Open
In a previous study, we found that Positive Reinforcement Training reduced cortisol of wolves and dogs; however, this effect varied across trainer–animal dyads. Here we investigate whether and how the trainers’ use of speech may contribute…
Pet dogs’ Behavioural Reaction to Their Caregiver’s Interactions with a Third Party: Join in or Interrupt? Open
Pet dogs are promising candidates to study attachment-related and potentially jealousy-like behaviours in non-human animals, as they form a strong and stable bond with their human caregivers who often engage in affiliative interactions wit…
Secure base effect in former shelter dogs and other family dogs: Strangers do not provide security in a problem-solving task Open
Domestic dogs display behavioural patterns towards their owners that fulfil the four criteria of attachment. As such, they use their owners as a secure base, exploring the environment and manipulating objects more when accompanied by their…
Relationship quality affects social stress buffering in dogs and wolves Open
Social relationships can be described by a series of components, all having putatively different functional roles in the lives of humans and other social species. For instance, certain relationship characteristics can strongly influence ho…
Behavioural and cognitive changes in aged pet dogs: No effects of an enriched diet and lifelong training Open
Dogs demonstrate behavioural changes and cognitive decline during aging. Compared to laboratory dogs, little is known about aging in pet dogs exposed to different environments and nutrition. In this study, we examined the effects of age, a…