Spatial encoding of hidden objects in dogs (Canis familiaris)
The authors investigated the type of spatial information that controls domestic dogs' (Canis familiaris) search behavior in a situation in which they have to locate a spatial position where they saw an object move and disappear. In Experiments l and 2, the authors manipulated all local and global s...
| Published in: | Journal of Comparative Psychology Vol. 114; no. 4; pp. 315 - 325 |
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American Psychological Association
December 2000
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