Is it right to reduce a dog's behavior to a simple complex of conditioned and unconditioned reflexes? Detailed answer

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Is it right to reduce a dog's behavior to a simple complex of conditioned and unconditioned reflexes?

In 2001, the results of an experiment conducted by employees of the Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig (Germany) were published.

Studying the dependence of the behavior of dogs on the presence of a person, they put some tidbit on the floor in front of the dog and strictly forbade touching it. While the experimenter remained in the room, the dog most often did not have enough food, but after his exit, no more than 5 seconds passed before the forbidden piece disappeared. Then human behavior was made more diverse. In some experiments, the person, while in the room, looked directly at the dog, in others he sat with his back to it or closed his eyes, or even played computer games.

Conclusion: dogs are able to vigilantly follow the direction of a person’s gaze.

If the experimenter did not look directly at the animal, the amount of food eaten contrary to the prohibition doubled. When a person looked at a dog, if it did grab food, in 75 percent of cases it did it stealthily - walked in circles around the room, as if not paying attention to the treat, and then, as if by chance, grabbed a piece. If the "watchman" played on the computer, then such evasive behavior was observed only in 24 percent of cases.

The researchers believe that the results of this experiment refute the idea of the behavior of dogs as a simple complex of conditioned and unconditioned reflexes.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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