Relative efficacy of human social interaction and food as reinforcers for domestic dogs and hand-reared wolves

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-129

  Feuerbacher, Erica N ^a   Wynne, Clive D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Dogs; Food reinforcement; Social reinforcement; Wolves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOLF;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOGS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOLVES;

EID: 84869429711     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2012.98-105     Document Type: Article

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