The order of ostensive and referential signals affects dogs' responsiveness when interacting with a human

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Tibor Tauzin, Andor Csík, Anna Kis, Krisztina Kovács, József Topál]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Animal Cognition, 18/4(2015-07-01), 975-979
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 4 |a The order of ostensive and referential signals affects dogs' responsiveness when interacting with a human  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Tibor Tauzin, Andor Csík, Anna Kis, Krisztina Kovács, József Topál] 
520 3 |a Ostensive signals preceding referential cues are crucial in communication-based human knowledge acquisition processes. Since dogs are sensitive to both human ostensive and referential signals, here we investigate whether they also take into account the order of these signals and, in an object-choice task, respond to human pointing more readily when it is preceded by an ostensive cue indicating communicative intent. Adult pet dogs (n=75) of different breeds were presented with different sequences of a three-step human action. In the relevant sequence (RS) condition, subjects were presented with an ostensive attention getter (verbal addressing and eye contact), followed by referential pointing at one of two identical targets and then a non-ostensive attention getter (clapping of hands). In the irrelevant sequence (IS) condition, the order of attention getters was swapped. We found that dogs chose the target indicated by pointing more frequently in the RS as compared to the IS condition. While dogs selected randomly between the target locations in the IS condition, they performed significantly better than chance in the RS condition. Based on a further control experiment (n=22), it seems that this effect is not driven by the aversive or irrelevant nature of the non-ostensive cue. This suggests that dogs are sensitive to the order of signal sequences, and the exploitation of human referential pointing depends on the behaviour pattern in which the informing cue is embedded. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 
690 7 |a Dog  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Ostensive cues  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Pointing  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Signal sequence  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Referential communication  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Tauzin  |D Tibor  |u Cognitive Development Center, Central European University, Hattyú u.14, 1015, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Csík  |D Andor  |u Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3-9, 1111, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Kis  |D Anna  |u Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar Tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Kovács  |D Krisztina  |u Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, 1117, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Topál  |D József  |u Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar Tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Csík  |D Andor  |u Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3-9, 1111, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Kis  |D Anna  |u Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar Tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Topál  |D József  |u Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar Tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary  |4 aut 
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