A nonverbal test of knowledge attribution: A comparative study on dogs and children

Animal Cognition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-26

  Viranyi Zs ^a   Topal J ^b   Miklosi A ^a   Csanyi V ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MTA ELTE COMPARATIVE ETHOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Child; Dog; Knowledge attribution; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 28144463741     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-005-0257-z     Document Type: Article

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