20.500.12556/RUL-136356 Dogs exhibiting high levels of aggressive reactivity show impaired self-control abilities Inhibitory control describes a multitude of cognitive processes that prevents an impulsive response and enables a more appropriate behavior in a given situation. The ability to inhibit undesirable behaviors, such as aggression, is particularly important in dogs for safe and successful interspecific interaction and cooperation. The present study investigated the associations between two aspects of inhibitory control in dogs, self-control and cognitive inhibition, and the tendency to respond aggressively when provoked. Sixteen police and fourteen privately owned dogs of the same sex, breed group and similar age participated. Self-control, often described as impulsivity, was measured with an exchange paradigm themed the delay of gratification test, and cognitive inhibition with an object discrimination paradigm called the reversal learning test. Aggressive reactivity was assessed with a standardized aggression-eliciting behavior test. When comparing police and privately owned dogs, police dogs showed higher aggression levels and poorer self-control, while the two groups did not differ in cognitive inhibition. Regardless of the dog group, the main results indicated impairments in self-control in dogs with high levels of aggressive reactivity. Dogs showing biting behavior had worse self-control abilities compared to dogs with no signs of aggression. No association between cognitive inhibition and aggression was found. We conclude that self-control, measured as the ability to tolerate delayed rewards, appears to be an important aspect of inhibitory control involved in the tendency to respond aggressively, particularly in police dogs. dogs police dogs inhibitory control delay of gratification reversal learning aggression psi obnašanje živali etologija agresivno obnašanje samokontrola true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-04-25 15:00:46 2022-04-25 15:00:47 2022-09-15 04:13:47 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 10 str. art. 869068 Vol. 9 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.045:591.5 2297-1769 10.3389/fvets.2022.869068 102304515 fvets-09-869068.pdf fvets-09-869068.pdf 1 AF6682CE86884A1E490A71BA7C4BF643 e4188f6935874328b6c4d49dc8dc647c3c6a4f95cd1539e29ec3373debe61a77 6811dca4-c498-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=155960 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.869068/full 1 a675e19f-c497-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=155959 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0