A5073641881- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Infant Health and Development
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Consumer behavior in food and health
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
University of Portsmouth
2015-2024
Springer Nature (Germany)
2020-2021
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
2021
ThüringenForst
2020
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
2020
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
2006-2017
Max Planck Society
2003-2014
University of Cambridge
2008-2009
During speech acquisition, children form quick and rough hypotheses about the meaning of a new word after only single exposure-a process dubbed "fast mapping." Here we provide evidence that border collie, Rico, is able to fast map. Rico knew labels over 200 different items. He inferred names novel items by exclusion learning correctly retrieved those right away as well 4 weeks initial exposure. Fast mapping thus appears be mediated general memory mechanisms also found in other animals not...
Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and great apes from the genus Pan were tested on a series of object choice tasks. In each task, location hidden food was indicated for subjects by some kind communicative, behavioral, or physical cue. On basis differences in ecologies these 2 genera, as well previous research, authors hypothesized that should be especially skillful using human communicative cues such pointing gesture, whereas physical, causal cup making noise when it is shaken. The overall...
Twelve domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) were given a series of trials in which they forbidden to take piece visible food. In some trials, the human continued look at dog throughout trial (control condition), whereas others, (a) left room, (b) turned her back, (c) engaged distracting activity, or (d) closed eyes. Dogs behaved clearly different ways most conditions did not watch them compared with control condition, she did. particular, when looked them, retrieved less food, approached it more...
How wolves were first domesticated is unknown. One hypothesis suggests that underwent a process of self-domestication by tolerating human presence and taking advantage scavenging possibilities. The puppy-like physical behavioural traits seen in dogs are thought to have evolved later, as byproduct selection against aggression. Using speed from rehoming shelters proxy for artificial selection, we tested whether paedomorphic features give selective their current environment. Dogs who exhibited...
Abstract Domestic dogs comprehend human gestural communication in a way that other animal species do not. But little is known about the specific cues they use to determine when intended for them. In series of four studies, we confronted both adult and young dog puppies with object choice tasks which indicated one two opaque cups by either pointing it or gazing at it. We varied whether communicator made eye contact association gesture (or her back was turned eyes were directed another...
We investigated dogs' ability to take the visual perspective of humans. In main study, each two toys was placed on dog's side small barriers (one opaque, one transparent). experimental conditions, a human sat opposite barriers, such that she could see only toy behind transparent barrier. The experimenter then told dog 'Bring it here!' (without designating either in any way). Back Turned control E also but with her back turned so neither toy, and Same Side same as both toys. When were...
Domestication shaped wolves into dogs and transformed both their behavior anatomy. Here we show that, in only 33,000 y, domestication the facial muscle anatomy of specifically for communication with humans. Based on dissections dog wolf heads, that levator anguli oculi medialis, a responsible raising inner eyebrow intensely, is uniformly present but not wolves. Behavioral data, collected from wolves, produce movement significantly more often higher intensity than do, highest-intensity...
Chimpanzees routinely follow the gaze of humans to outside targets. However, in most studies using object choice they fail use communicative gestures (e.g. pointing) find hidden food. Chimpanzees' failure do this may be due several difficulties with paradigm. They may, for example, misinterpret gesture as referring opaque cup instead Or perhaps not understand informative intentions. In contrast, dogs seem skilful human cues context finding food, but yet there is much data showing whether...
Family dogs and dog owners offer a potentially powerful way to conduct citizen science answer questions about animal behavior that are difficult with more conventional approaches. Here we evaluate the quality of first data on cognition collected by scientists using Dognition.com website. We conducted analyses understand if generated over 500 replicates internally in comparison previously published findings. Half participants participated for free while other half paid access. The website...
Most mammalian species produce facial expressions. Historically, animal expressions have been considered inflexible and involuntary displays of emotional states rather than active attempts to communicate with others. In the current study, we aimed test whether domestic dog are subject audience effects and/ or changes in response an arousing stimulus (e.g. food) alone. We presented dogs experimental situation which a human demonstrator was either attending them turned away, varied she food...
Dogs have become the subject of increasing scientific study over past two decades, chiefly due to their development specialized social skills, seemingly a result selection pressures during domestication help them adapt human environment. The Social Dog: Behaviour and Cognition includes chapters from leading researchers in fields cognition behavior, vocalization, evolution, more, focusing on topics including dog-dog dog-human interaction, bonding with humans, behavior learning, more. are...
Cognition is one of the most flexible tools enabling adaptation to environmental variation. Living close humans thought influence social as well physical cognition animals throughout domestication and ontogeny. Here, we investigated what extent two domains dogs have been affected by To address effects domestication, compared captive wolves (n = 12) 14) living in packs under same conditions. explore developmental effects, these pet human families. The were faced with a series object-choice...
Both chimpanzees and human infants use the pointing gesture with adults, but it is not clear if they are doing so for same social motives. In two studies, we presented 25-month-olds opportunity to point a hidden tool (in presence of non-functional distractor). one condition was that would be used retrieve reward subject (so selfish or 'for-me'), whereas in other experimenter helpful 'for-you'). The pointed reliably only when themselves benefited, children no matter who benefited. These...
Domestic dogs are skillful at using the human pointing gesture. In this study we investigated whether take contextual information into account when following gestures, specifically, they follow gestures more readily in context which food has been found previously. Also varied was human's tone of voice as either imperative or informative. Dogs were sustained their searching behavior 'context' condition opposed to 'no context' condition, suggesting that do not simply a gesture blindly but use...