misk@sopuli.xyz to Science@mander.xyz · 10 months agoStudy: “Smarter” dogs think more like humans to overcome their biasesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months ago Research has shown that if you point at an object, a dog will interpret the gesture as a directional cue, unlike a human toddler, who will more likely focus on the object itself. It’s called spatial bias, and […]
minus-squareSaintWacko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoI’ve noticed that. If I point to something, my dog will take off in that direction and go right past what I was pointing at
I’ve noticed that. If I point to something, my dog will take off in that direction and go right past what I was pointing at