Development of a Spatial Discount Task to Measure Impulsive Choices in Dogs

Impulsive choices reflect an individual’s tendency to prefer a smaller immediate reward over a larger delayed one. Here, we have developed a behavioural test which can be easily applied to assess impulsive choices in dogs. Dogs were trained to associate one of two equidistant locations wit...

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Main Authors: Paolo Mongillo, Anna Scandurra, Carla Jade Eatherington, Biagio D’Aniello, Lieta Marinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/7/469