Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs' (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks
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| contents | Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs' (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks Monique A.R Udell Nathaniel J. Hall James Morrison Nicole R. Dorey Clive D.L. Wynne Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Dog Learning Pointing Domestication Communication Pet domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are generally considered successful on object choice tasks, reliably following human points to a target. However, defining the specific topography of the point types utilized and assessing the potential for dogs to generalize their responses across similar point types has received little attention. In Experiment 1, we assessed pet dogs’ performance on an objectchoice task utilizing nine different point types that varied across thedimensions of movement, duration, and distance. These dimensionsreliably predicted the performance of pet dogs on this task. InExperiment 2, pet dogs presented with nine different point types inthe order of increasing difficulty performed better on more difficultpoint types than both naive dogs and dogs experiencing the ninepoints in the order of decreasing difficulty. In Experiment 3, wemanipulated the attentional state of the experimenter (as inperspective taking studies) and found that human orientation wasnot a strong predictor of performance on pointing tasks. The resultsof this study indicate that dogs do not reliably follow all point typeswithout additional training or experience. Furthermore, dogs appearto continuously learn about the dimensions of human points,adjusting their behavior accordingly, even over the course ofexperimental testing. These findings bring claims of pet dogs’ spontaneous success on pointing tasks into question. The ability to learn about, and respond flexibly to, human gestures may benefit pet dogs living in human homes more than a spontaneous responsiveness to specific gesture types. 2013 artículo científico 1852-4206 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=333427386002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3334 Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento (Argentina) Num.2 Vol.5 |
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| spellingShingle | Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs' (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks Monique A.R Udell Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Dog Learning Pointing Domestication Communication Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs' (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks Monique A.R Udell Nathaniel J. Hall James Morrison Nicole R. Dorey Clive D.L. Wynne Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Dog Learning Pointing Domestication Communication Pet domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are generally considered successful on object choice tasks, reliably following human points to a target. However, defining the specific topography of the point types utilized and assessing the potential for dogs to generalize their responses across similar point types has received little attention. In Experiment 1, we assessed pet dogs’ performance on an objectchoice task utilizing nine different point types that varied across thedimensions of movement, duration, and distance. These dimensionsreliably predicted the performance of pet dogs on this task. InExperiment 2, pet dogs presented with nine different point types inthe order of increasing difficulty performed better on more difficultpoint types than both naive dogs and dogs experiencing the ninepoints in the order of decreasing difficulty. In Experiment 3, wemanipulated the attentional state of the experimenter (as inperspective taking studies) and found that human orientation wasnot a strong predictor of performance on pointing tasks. The resultsof this study indicate that dogs do not reliably follow all point typeswithout additional training or experience. Furthermore, dogs appearto continuously learn about the dimensions of human points,adjusting their behavior accordingly, even over the course ofexperimental testing. These findings bring claims of pet dogs’ spontaneous success on pointing tasks into question. The ability to learn about, and respond flexibly to, human gestures may benefit pet dogs living in human homes more than a spontaneous responsiveness to specific gesture types. 2013 artículo científico 1852-4206 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=333427386002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3334 Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento (Argentina) Num.2 Vol.5 |
| title | Point Topography and Within-Session Learning Are Important Predictors of Pet Dogs' (Canis lupus familiaris) Performance on Human Guided Tasks |
| topic | Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Dog Learning Pointing Domestication Communication |
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