Effect of reinforcement, reinforcer omission and extinction on a communicative response in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 464-469

  Bentosela, Mariana ^a   Barrera, Gabriela ^a   Jakovcevic, Adriana ^a   Elgier, Angel M ^a   Mustaca, Alba E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Domestic dog; Frustration; Interspecific communication; Learning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEARNING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GAZE; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 43049179835     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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