Cats Did Not Change Their Problem-Solving Behaviours after Human Demonstrations.

ABSTRACT: Humans learn by observing the behaviour of others, which can lead to more efficient problem-solving than by trial-and-error learning. Numerous studies have shown that animals, other than humans, are also capable of social learning. Dogs, as humans' closest companion animals, can learn to obtain rewards following behavioural demonstrations by humans. However, it is not known whether cats, who also live with humans, can learn how to solve problems by observing human behaviours. Three experiments were used to investigate whether cats could change their behaviour and gain rewards efficiently by observing a human demonstrating how to obtain food. In Experiment 1, a human demonstrated how to open a transparent drawer and take out the reward inside, but cats did not significantly follow the same

SUBMITTER: Arahori M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044084 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature