Mindreading in a dog: An adaptation of a primate 'mental attribution' study;Lectura de la mente en perros

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-379

  Topál, József ^a   Erdõhegyi, Ágnes ^b   Mányik, Richárd ^a   Miklósi, Ádám ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dog; Mind reading; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 46549089389     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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