Transcript clcs power point - whatyoualwayswantedtoknowaboutlanguages

William Reilly
“communication takes place between two
animals when an observer can detect
predictable changes in behavior of one of
them in response to certain signals from the
other” Elgier (2009)
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How do dogs communicate with humans?
What are some effective ways that humans
can communicate with dogs?
Why are humans and dogs so effective at
communicating with each other?
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Pointing
Head Gazing
Verbal cues
Iconic Symbols
Overall (2011)
Braem and Mills (2011)
Kaminski and colleagues (2009)
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Unobtainable objects
Comparison between animals in the canine
family
Á. Miklósi (2009) & Smith and Litchfield’s (2010)
◦ Dogs
◦ Dingoes
◦ Wolves
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Cooperative vs. competitive verbal cues
colleagues (2011)
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Positive reinforcement
Iconic symbols Kaminski and colleagues (2009)
Pettersson and
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Number of times an event occurred vs.
probability of that event occurring
Binomial test
Kaminski and colleagues (2009)
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Dogs primary form of communication is the
head gaze
Dogs respond well to pointing and short/
positive verbal cues
Overall (2011)
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◦ Dogs tend to get confused with negative cues
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Decreasing the quality of a reward will
negatively effect performance
Dogs>dingoes>wolfs at communicating with
humans
Á. Miklósi (2009) & Smith and Litchfield’s (2010)
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Dogs are the best communicators within the
canine family
◦ Evolution
◦ Selective breeding
◦ Domestication
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You and your dog can both be happy if you
communicate with each other effectively
◦ Pointing
◦ Acknowledging the head gaze
◦ Positive reinforcement
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This is most likely because of evolution
factors and domestication
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Overall (2011) How animal signals inform us about behavior. Philadelphia, PA, USA
Braem and Mills (2011) Factors affecting response of dogs to obedience instruction: A
field and
experimental study (pp: 47-55). University of Lincoln, Riseholme Park
Smith and Litchfield’s (2010) Dingoes (Canis dingo) can use human social cues to locate
hidden
food (pp:368-376). School of Psychology, University of South Australia,
Á. Miklósi (2009) Evolutionary approach to communication between humans and dogs
(pp: s55-s59)
Kaminski, Tempelmann, Call and Tomasello (2009) Domestic dogs comprehend human
communication with iconic signs (pp 831-837). University of Cambridge,
Cambridge,
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UK
, Pettersson Kaminski, Herrmann, and Tomasello (2011) Understanding of human
communicative motives in domestic dogs. University of Linköping,
Elgier, Javovcevic, Berrera, Mustaca and Bentosela (2009) Communication between
domestic
dogs (Canis familiaris) and humans: Dogs are good learners. Instituto
de Investigaciones
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http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/ee/natural-selection-vs-evolution