Dogs, like people, recognize bad or negative people and keep their distance from them.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDogs, like people, recognize bad or negative people and keep their distance from them. That our friends are able to perceive our emotions and sensations now seems to have been established but research has revealed that they are also able to grasp the negativity in others, staying away from it.
This was discovered by researchers from Kyoto University according to which i dogs I am extremely sensitive to the social cues of humans and they know when to stop trusting people who behave negatively towards their owners.
To prove this, the scientists divided 54 dogs into three different groups. Each group participated in the same interaction but in a slightly different way. In the test, the dog owner pretended that he was having difficulty removing the lid of a clear jar, which contained an object that was of no value to dogs.
Each situation varied because it involved a spectator who could help, refuse to help, or spontaneously walk away from the owner before asking for help. In addition, another neutral spectator was also present throughout the experiment.
Once the interaction was complete, both the active and neutral spectators offered the same treats simultaneously from the palm of their hand. At that point, the dog chose which of the two offers to accept.
In most cases, the dogs were wary of people who did not provide help.
“The results showed that the choice of dogs between the two people was random in the Helper 'and' Control 'conditions. However, in the 'Nonhelper' condition, they were significantly biased towards the actor. They ate food from the neutral person more often than the unhelpful actor " explain the scientists.
In their view, dogs value people by observing their interactions with the owner and avoid those who behave negatively with him.
The study also shows that the affective characteristics of dogs they are remarkably similar to human ones. Our trusted companions certainly have more complex affective functions than basic emotions such as happiness and anger. Cooperation, or mutual aid, could be an original feature of highly social species. Not only man, therefore, but also monkeys and dogs.
After all, those who live with a dog already knew ...
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