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Title: | Relationship Between Paw Preference Strength and Noise Phobia in 'Canis familiaris' | Contributor(s): | Branson, Nicholas Julian (author); Rogers, Lesley (author) | Publication Date: | 2006 | DOI: | 10.1037/0735-7036.120.3.176 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8499 | Abstract: | The authors investigated the relationship between degree of lateralization and noise phobia in 48 domestic dogs ('Canis familiaris') by scoring paw preference to hold a food object and relating it to reactivity to the sounds of thunderstorms and fireworks, measured by playback and a questionnaire. The dogs without a significant paw preference were significantly more reactive to the sounds than the dogs with either a left-paw or right-paw preference. Intense reactivity, therefore, is associated with a weaker strength of cerebral lateralization. The authors note the similarity between their finding and the weaker hand preferences shown in humans suffering extreme levels of anxiety and suggest neural mechanisms that may be involved. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120(3), p. 176-183 | Publisher: | American Psychological Association | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1939-2087 0735-7036 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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