Dogs (Canis familiaris) evaluate humans on the basis of direct experiences only.

Reputation formation is a key component in the social interactions of many animal species. An evaluation of reputation is drawn from two principal sources: direct experience of an individual and indirect experience from observing that individual interacting with a third party. In the current study w...

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Main Authors: Marie Nitzschner, Alicia P Melis, Juliane Kaminski, Michael Tomasello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23056507/pdf/?tool=EBI