'Cooperative' and 'independent' dog breeds may not react differently to unfair outcomes
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 13:03
in Psychology & Sociology
Cooperative worker dog breeds do not appear to respond more negatively to unfair outcomes than do independent worker breeds, according to a study published June 17 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jim McGetrick of the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, and colleagues. Although the sample size was small, the results do not support the hypothesis that inequity aversion and cooperation co-evolved.