A laboratory model of canine search vigilance decrement, I.
Previous studies have found that infrequent targets can reduce dogs' vigilance. The purpose of this study was to develop a laboratory model to evaluate the effects of infrequent targets on dogs' search behavior and performance. Dogs (n = 18) were trained to detect smokeless powder in an automated ol...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Vol. 120; no. 1; pp. 103 - 120 |
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