Decision making and interference in the domestic cat (Felis catus).

Dumas, Claude; St-Louis, Bernard; Routhier, Lysanne

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“…Previous work revealed that, although mammals possess object permanence allowing them to recover hidden objects, having to solve a task in which the targets are hidden increases cognitive load. For instance, Dumas, St-Louis, and Routhier (2006) showed that, when there was a conflict between the representation of a previously visible but now hidden target and the representation of a hidden object whose hiding screen was no longer visible, the former overrode the latter. Hence, Experiment 3 aimed at verifying whether dogs will rely on MD when having to search for hidden targets using the same spatial array (i.e., 3-choice task with large angular deviation) in which they had randomly selected visible targets .…”

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The progressive elimination task in dogs (Canis familiaris): The case of divergence

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Guillou³

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Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) were administered progressive elimination tasks in which they had to visit and deplete either 3 or 4 baited sites. They were brought back to the starting point after each visit. When administered a 4-choice task with small angular deviation between adjacent targets, the dogs chose first an inner target (e.g., right inner target) and the opposite outer target (e.g., the left target) as a second correct choice. So they relied on divergence; that is they chose the farthest target as the next choice. Varying angular deviation did not modulate divergence. Decreasing the number of targets (3-choice task, Experiment 2) did relax divergence, though target selection was not totally random. The dogs still chose as a first choice an inner target (i.e., the middle target) when selecting the most divergent patterns of elimination. Finally, in Experiment 3, the dogs were administered a 3-choice task with large angular deviation but in which all targets had been hidden. The dogs chose first an outer target (i.e., right or left)) and the other outer target as the second correct choice. That is they relied on divergence. The results suggest that divergence is the outcome of a flexibility/cognitive load tradeoff when facing novelty and uncertainty.

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The progressive elimination task in dogs (Canis familiaris): The case of divergence

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Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists

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Decision making and visibility in cats (Felis catus) in a progressive elimination task

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Dumas

2009

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When making decisions animals can rely on information stored in memory and/or on information available through perceptual processes. Under some circumstances, perceptual access to a relevant piece of information can be lost as when a prey hides under a cover. If this piece of information is critical, the animal must be able to keep it active in the working memory until the final decision is made. Species endowed with object permanence can to a certain extent overcome such a lack of perceptual access. Numerous studies have investigated object permanence in animals, but no study systematically examined the interaction when making a decision between an information directly available through perception and an information that can no longer be perceived. In the present study, domestic cats (Felis catus) were administered a progressive elimination task in which they had to visit and deplete either two visible and one hidden target (e.g., Experiments 1 and 2) or one visible and two hidden targets (e.g., Experiments 3 and 4). The cats were brought back to the starting point after each visit to any target whether that target had been previously visited or not. The results revealed that the cats searched at the visible target(s) first and at the hidden target(s) last, which was referred to as the visibility rule. The results also revealed that the position of the bowl that was distinct (e.g., the visible bowl when the two other ones were hidden and the opposite) influenced the way this cognitive rule was implemented. More specifically, when the intermediate bowl was distinct the visibility rule was readily implemented but when either the right of the left bowl was distinct the visibility was violated. That is the cats did no longer choose the visible target(s) first. The visibility rule was interpreted in terms of optimization principles, the external distinct target effect was interpreted in terms of divided attention and lateralization.

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Decision making and interference in the domestic cat (Felis catus).

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The progressive elimination task in dogs (Canis familiaris): The case of divergence

The progressive elimination task in dogs (Canis familiaris): The case of divergence

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Decision making and visibility in cats (Felis catus) in a progressive elimination task

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