Can your dog read your mind? Understanding the causes of canine perspective taking

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-302

  Udell, Monique A R ^a   Dorey, Nicole R ^a   Wynne, Clive D L ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Canis lupus familiaris; Dog shelter; Dogs; Domestication; Learning; Perspective taking; Social cognition; Theory of mind; Wolves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THEORY OF MIND; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DOGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; THEORY OF MIND; WOLVES;

EID: 84856238095     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13420-011-0034-6     Document Type: Review

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