Date of Award
Fall 1-3-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Sarah Byosiere
Second Advisor
Anna Zamansky
Academic Program Adviser
Diana Reiss
Abstract
Dogs utilized human facial expression and vocal tone to drive decision making during a novel object choice task, displaying a preference for negatively valenced objects. Training experience was not correlated to dog likelihood to social reference.
Recommended Citation
Murray, Madison, "“Watch me!” The impact of training experience on dogs social referencing human emotional cues" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1252
