Skill in Expert Dogs

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Helton, William S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; automaticity; locomotion; motor control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DOG; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; APTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36049013999     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.13.3.171     Document Type: Article

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