Novel flexibility of social learning in dog puppies

Chana K. Akins

doi:10.3758/s13420-018-0351-0

Novel flexibility of social learning in dog puppies

Chana K. Akins

Psychology

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Abstract

Social learning has a large impact on fitness by reducing the costs and dangers associated with independent learning but little research has been conducted to investigate the ontogeny or individual development of this type of learning. Recent research indicated that puppies demonstrate social learning to both conspecific and human demonstrators, but were also more likely to learn better from an unfamiliar conspecific compared to their mother.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	331-332
Number of pages	2
Journal	Learning and Behavior
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-018-0351-0
State	Published - Dec 1 2018

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Keywords

Conspecifics
Dog puppies
Ontogeny
Retention
Social learning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience

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