The world from a dog's point of view: a review and synthesis of dog cognition research
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 …
experienced a rapid surge in popularity, especially over the last 15 years. Here we provide …
In what sense are dogs special? Canine cognition in comparative context
SEG Lea, B Osthaus - Learning & Behavior, 2018 - Springer
The great increase in the study of dog cognition in the current century has yielded insights
into canine cognition in a variety of domains. In this review, we seek to place our enhanced …
into canine cognition in a variety of domains. In this review, we seek to place our enhanced …
Evolution of working memory
P Carruthers - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Working memory (WM) is fundamental to many aspects of human life, including learning,
speech and text comprehension, prospection and future planning, and explicit “system 2” …
speech and text comprehension, prospection and future planning, and explicit “system 2” …
Dogs' expectations about occlusion events: from expectancy violation to exploration
CJ Völter, A Tomašić… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Previous research on human infants has shown that violations of basic physical regularities
can stimulate exploration, which may represent a type of hypothesis testing aimed at …
can stimulate exploration, which may represent a type of hypothesis testing aimed at …
Estimating the cardiac signals of chimpanzees using a digital camera: validation and application of a novel non-invasive method for primate research
Cardiac measures such as heart rate measurements are important indicators of both
physiological and psychological states. However, despite their extraordinary potential, their …
physiological and psychological states. However, despite their extraordinary potential, their …
Are apes essentialists? Scope and limits of psychological essentialism in great apes
Human reasoning is characterized by psychological essentialism (Gelman in The essential
child: origins of essentialism in everyday thought. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003) …
child: origins of essentialism in everyday thought. Oxford University Press, New York, 2003) …
Dogs' looking times and pupil dilation response reveal expectations about contact causality
Contact causality is one of the fundamental principles allowing us to make sense of our
physical environment. From an early age, humans perceive spatio-temporally contiguous …
physical environment. From an early age, humans perceive spatio-temporally contiguous …
Jays are sensitive to cognitive illusions
AK Schnell, M Loconsole… - Royal Society …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Jays hide food caches, steal them from conspecifics and use tactics to minimize cache theft.
Jays are sensitive to the content of their own caches, retrieving items depending on their …
Jays are sensitive to the content of their own caches, retrieving items depending on their …
Metacognition in dogs: Do dogs know they could be wrong?
J Belger, J Bräuer - Learning & behavior, 2018 - Springer
In the current study, we investigated the question of whether dogs were sensitive to the
information that they themselves had or had not acquired. For this purpose, we conducted …
information that they themselves had or had not acquired. For this purpose, we conducted …
An unexpected audience
In the past decade, the study of magic effects has started to gain attention from the scientific
community, particularly psychologists. This interest stems from what magic effects might …
community, particularly psychologists. This interest stems from what magic effects might …