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A REVIEW OF DOMESTIC DOGS' ( CANIS FAMILIARIS ) HUMAN‐LIKE BEHAVIORS: OR WHY BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS SHOULD STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THEIR DOGS
Author(s) -
Udell Monique A. R.,
Wynne C. D. L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.2008.89-247
Subject(s) - scrutiny , canis , animal behavior , animal cognition , psychology , cognition , comparative psychology , comparative cognition , domestication , ethology , domestic animal , cognitive psychology , medicine , neuroscience , biology , zoology , veterinary medicine , ecology , political science , law
Dogs likely were the first animals to be domesticated and as such have shared a common environment with humans for over ten thousand years. Only recently, however, has this species' behavior been subject to scientific scrutiny. Most of this work has been inspired by research in human cognitive psychology and suggests that in many ways dogs are more human‐like than any other species, including nonhuman primates. Behavior analysts should add their expertise to the study of dog behavior, both to add objective behavioral analyses of experimental data and to effectively integrate this new knowledge into applied work with dogs.