Incentive Contrast in Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Bentosela, Mariana ^a   Jakovcevic, Adriana ^a   Elgier, Angel M ^a   Mustaca, Alba E ^a   Papini, Mauricio R ^b  

^a Lanari Institute of Medical Research   (Argentina)

^b Christian University   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic dogs; frustration; incentive contrast; interspecific communication

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY POSTURE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EYE FIXATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOGS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; POSTURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65849299287     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013340     Document Type: Article

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