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Natural concepts in the domestic dog.

The current study investigated concept formation in domestic dogs, specifically that of a toy concept. The dog's differential responding (retrieval vs. non-retrieval) to two sets of stimuli suggested a toy concept. Differential responding occurred from the very first trial, indicating that the concept had been formed in the natural environment, not during the experiment. It was hypothesized that a common response may be responsible for the emergence of the class in the natural environment. The results demonstrated that it was possible to expand the class by adding previously non-retrieved objects to the toy class through a common response. It was also shown that the toy concept passed the more stringent criterion (transfer of function test) required validating it as a concept.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc12123
Date12 1900
CreatorsFeuerbacher, Erica Nan
ContributorsRosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Ellis, Janet, Glenn, Sigrid S., 1939-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Feuerbacher, Erica Nan, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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