A spatial discounting test to assess impulsivity in dogs

Brady, Karen; Hewison, Lynn; Wright, Hannah; Zulch, Helen; Cracknell, Nina; Mills, Daniel S.

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2018.01.003

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“…Bray et al (2014) attribute this to context specificity in impulsivity, and this is likely accurate to some extent since we see evidence of similar context specificity in humans (Evenden, 1999). However, the fact that owner reports of dog impulsivity correlate with three different behavioral measures of impulsivity (Wright et al, 2012;Brucks et al, 2017;Brady et al, 2018) provides tantalizing evidence that there should be some form of a common underlying construct of impulsivity. Though we did not measure impulsivity behaviorally in this study, behavioral impulsivity would be an interesting measure for future studies, especially since it seems to be critical for many tasks in working dogs (Barrera et al, 2019;Tiira et al, 2020).…”

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“…For our measure of impulsivity in dogs, we used the Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale (Wright et al, 2011), which is a validated, owner-report scale that has been shown to correlate with behavioral measures of impulsivity (Wright et al, 2012;Brucks et al, 2017;Brady et al, 2018)-though this is not always the case (Fagnani et al, 2016)-as well as physiological markers associated with impulsivity (Wright et al, 2012). We found that owner reports of dog problem behavior (Hiby et al, 2004) and dog disobedience (Bennett & Rohlf, 2007) predicted the impulsivity scores.…”

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Dog and owner characteristics predict training success

Stevens¹,

Wolff²,

Bosworth³

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Teaching owners how to train their dogs is an important part of maintaining the health and safety of dogs and people. Yet we do not know what behavioral and cognitive features of dogs and owners are relevant to dog obedience. The aim of this study is to determine which characteristics of both dogs and owners predict success in completing the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen training program. To investigate this question, we collected survey data about dogs and their owners---as well as dog salivary cortisol levels and behavioral data---before the first session of a dog obedience training course. We then examined what behavioral and cognitive factors predicted whether the dogs passed the Canine Good Citizen test after the class ended. In terms of dog characteristics, we found that, while dog age, sex and neuter status did not predict success, the behavioral trait of disobedience did predict completion of the program. In terms of owner characteristics, owners with higher levels of cognitive ability were more likely to have their dogs complete the program. Finally, dog-owner characteristics such as the time spent training and the dog's response to a sit command predicted success. Some of the same characteristics, including disobedience and time spent training, also predicted dog impulsivity levels. Thus, both behavioral and cognitive characteristics of the dogs, owners, and how they interact seem to predict obedience class success and dog impulsivity. These findings suggest that there are some owner and dog-owner traits that can facilitate or hinder obedience training.

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Dog and owner characteristics predict training success

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Wolff²,

Bosworth³

et al. 2020

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“…The scale was found to relate to variation in the behaviour observed in two systematically manipulated experimental designs, i.e. a delayed reward choice test (Wright et al, 2012) and, for the OQS and Factor 1, a spatial discounting test (Brady et al, 2018); correlations were found also between the DIAS scores and variation in physiological factors -i.e. serotonin metabolites (5-HIAA) levels (Wright et al, 2012).…”

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“…Trait impulsivity may be measured in domestic dogs with questionnaire scales, such as the Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale (DIAS; Wright et al, 2011). The DIAS provides an overall questionnaire score (OQS), which directly reflects the dog owner's opinion on how impulsive their dog is and resulted to be higher in dogs with behaviour problems (Wright et al, 2011) as well as behavioural measures (Brady et al, 2018). However, the scale also provides three independent sub-factors, which can reflect distinct nuanced features of dog impulsivity.…”

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Impulsivity and behaviour problems in dogs: A Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory perspective

Piotti

Satchell

Lockhart

2018

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Trait impulsivity is an increasingly relevant topic for human and non-human animal personality research. There are similarities in dog and human manifestations of trait impulsivity at the behavioural, genetic, and neurobiological level. We investigated a well-validated measure of dog impulsivity and responsivity (the Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale, DIAS) and a neuropsychological theory of human trait approach and avoidance (the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of personality, RST). Owners reported their dogs' dispositional behaviour on the DIAS, an RST scale modified to describe dogs' behaviour, and a list of common dog behaviour problems. In a sample of 730 dogs, we observed convergence between the RST and the DIAS. There was a negative correlation between RST 'Behaviour Inhibition System' and DIAS impulsivity factor ('Behavioural Regulation'). RST 'Behavioural Approach System' correlated positively with DIAS 'Responsiveness'. The RST 'Fight-Flight-Freeze System' (FFFS) and the DIAS 'Aggression and response to novelty factor were both distinct from other factors. However, the DIAS 'Aggression and response to novelty' factor and the RST FFFS explained different aspects of dog behaviour problems. Importantly, whilst the DIAS factors indicated tendencies towards avoidant behaviours, the FFFS discriminated between active and passive avoidance. The findings suggest a partial overlapping between the DIAS and RST scales, and highlights the utility of personality models in investigating behaviour problems in dogs.

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1617 behavioural measures (Brady et al, 2018). However, the scale also provides three independent 44 sub-factors, which can reflect distinct nuanced features of dog impulsivity.

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Impulsivity and Behaviour Problems in Dogs: A Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Perspective

Piotti¹,

Satchell²,

Lockhart³

2018

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1617 behavioural measures (Brady et al., 2018). However, the scale also provides three independent 44 sub-factors, which can reflect distinct nuanced features of dog impulsivity. Factor 1, 'Behaviour 45Regulation' factor provides a more focused measure of impulsivity: high scores relates to having 46 little control over a response to stimuli, little thinking before acting and being impatient, on the 47

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A spatial discounting test to assess impulsivity in dogs

Cited by 24 publications

References 36 publications

Dog and owner characteristics predict training success

Dog and owner characteristics predict training success

Impulsivity and behaviour problems in dogs: A Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory perspective

Impulsivity and Behaviour Problems in Dogs: A Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Perspective

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