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Top Comments: Is Your Dog Judging You? [1]
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Date: 2022-12-18
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We all know that cats can be disdainful of humans, but dogs tend to be portrayed as suck-ups. So it’s a surprise to learn that some dogs can and do judge humans on their competence at performing tasks.
Chijiiwa: We showed 60 dogs two persons manipulating transparent containers. One person is competent, whereas the other person is incompetent and they failed at this task. Hopkin: That person tried to open the lid, then gave up. The actors repeated the performance on a second container, with the same results: the competent person succeeded, the other, not so much. Then the researchers handed both actors a third container. In some trials, this container was empty. In others, it contained a treat. And what they found was that female dogs spent more time gazing expectantly at the person who had previously demonstrated container-opening know-how. Chijiiwa: And they were more likely to approach the competent person. Hopkin: But only when they thought they might get free food.
The males were not so discerning as the females. This is because female mammals tend to have higher social intelligence than males. (C’mon guys. You always knew this.)
Your dog will always love you, but that doesn’t means she thinks you’re all that bright.
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