Could the Visual Differential Attention Be a Referential Gesture? A Study on Horses (Equus caballus) on the Impossible Task Paradigm

In order to explore the decision-making processes of horses, we designed an impossible task paradigm aimed at causing an expectancy violation in horses. Our goals were to verify whether this paradigm is effective in horses by analyzing their motivation in trying to solve the task and the mode of the...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Alterisio, Paolo Baragli, Massimo Aria, Biagio D’Aniello, Anna Scandurra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/8/7/120