• DOI:10.3758/s13420-011-0041-7
Corpus ID: 15883460

Theory of mind in dogs? Examining method and concept

@article{Horowitz2011TheoryOM,
  title={Theory of mind in dogs? Examining method and concept},
  author={A. Horowitz},
  journal={Learning & Behavior},
  year={2011},
  volume={39},
  pages={314-317}
}

A. Horowitz

Published 2011

Psychology, Medicine

Learning & Behavior

In line with other research, Udell, Dorey, and Wynne’s (in press) finding that dogs and wolves pass on some trials of a putative theory-of-mind test and fail on others is as informative about the methods and concepts of the research as about the subjects. This commentary expands on these points. The intertrial differences in the target article demonstrate how critical the choice of cues is in experimental design; the intersubject-group differences demonstrate how life histories can interact… CONTINUE READING

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