Models and experiments on adaptive decision-making typically consider highly simplified
environments that bear little resemblance to the complex, heterogeneous world in which …

Driven by both applied and theoretical goals, scientific interest in canine cognition has
experienced a rapid surge in popularity, especially over the last 15 years. Here we provide …

Deficits in reward and motivation are common symptoms characterizing several psychiatric
and neurological disorders. Such deficits may include anhedonia, defined as loss of …

Recent evidence indicates that dogs' sociocognitive abilities and behaviour in a test
situation are shaped by both genetic factors and life experiences. We used the 'unsolvable …

The recent replication crisis has caused several scientific disciplines to self-reflect on the
frequency with which they replicate previously published studies and to assess their success …

Introduction: Psychometric tools have been developed for the assessment of behavioral and
affective traits in non-human animals. Frustration can be defined as an emotional reaction …

Various studies have assessed the role of life experiences, including learning opportunities,
living conditions and the quality of dog-human relationships, in the use of human cues and …

The impossible task paradigm has been extensively used to study the looking back
behaviour in dogs. This behaviour is commonly considered a social problem-solving …

The present study aimed at evaluating possible behavioural differences between guide
dogs living in a kennel and interacting with a trainer and those living in a house and …

Mammals respond to an unexpected reward omission or reduction with a variety of
behavioral and physiological responses consistent with an aversive emotion traditionally …