Do dogs experience frustration? New contributions on successive negative contrast in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris)

Dzik, Marina Victoria; Cavalli, C.; Iglesias, María Celia López; Bentosela, Mariana

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2019.01.007

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“…Mounting behaviour can also occur for reasons not related to reproduction, and it should be important to highlight that neutering should not be considered as part of the treatment any time that mounting has been observed 12 . In our case, several situations that could cause frustration, such as the presence of strange people or a change in daily routines (from activities to relaxing time), were connected to mounting events 13 . In literature, chewing has been discussed as a coping mechanism for negative feelings or to relieve stress, even in working dogs 14 .…”

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confidence: 79%

“…12 In our case, several situations that could cause frustration, such as the presence of strange people or a change in daily routines (from activities to relaxing time), were connected to mounting events. 13 In literature, chewing has been discussed as a coping mechanism for negative feelings or to relieve stress, even in working dogs. 14 Chewing or biting on wooden sticks during stress exposure is an effective stress-coping behaviour in rodents that reduces stress-induced gastric ulcer formation, as well as spatial cognitive dysfunction, anxiety-like behaviour and bone loss.…”

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Do you need to chew? A case report on dogs’ behavioural needs

Uccheddu,

Acquesta,

Furlanello

2024

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A 2‐year‐old chihuahua dog exhibited recurrent mounting episodes toward both known and unknown individuals. The findings from both the physical and blood tests were unremarkable. After ruling out other physical and psychological diseases, displacement behaviour was suspected. Occurrences of mounting behaviour might sometimes be due to conditions unrelated to reproduction. As such, neutering is only advised after a precise diagnosis, and would not have been helpful in this particular situation. Chewing was used as a major activity alternative to provide the dog with an adequate behavioural activity.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do you need to chew? A case report on dogs’ behavioural needs

Uccheddu,

Acquesta,

Furlanello

2024

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“…A consequence of this is that identical options can be perceived differently depending on an individual's recent experience. Incentive contrast effects are taxonomically broad, having been demonstrated across animals such as mice [8], dogs [9], starlings [10] and goldfish [11].…”

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Label-based expectations affect incentive contrast effects in bumblebees

Hemingway

Muth

2022

Biol. Lett.

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While classic models of animal decision-making assume that individuals assess the absolute value of options, decades of research have shown that rewards are often evaluated relative to recent experience, creating incentive contrast effects. Contrast effects are often assumed to be purely sensory, yet consumer and experimental psychology tell us that label-based expectations can affect value perception in humans and rodents. However, this has rarely been tested in non-model systems. Bumblebees forage on a variety of flowers that vary in their signals and rewards and show contrast when rewards are lowered. We manipulated bees' expectations of stimulus quality, before downshifting the reward to induce incentive contrast. We found that contrast effects were not solely driven by experience with a better reward, but also influenced by experience with associated stimuli. While bees' initial response did not differ between treatments, individuals were faster to accept the lower-quality reward when it was paired with a novel stimulus. We explored the boundaries of these label-based expectations by testing bees along a stimulus gradient and found that expectations generalized to similar stimuli. Such reference-dependent evaluations may play an important role in bees' foraging choices, with the potential to impact floral evolution and plant community dynamics.

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