Your comments have been so interesting about the 'fair' and/or "jealous" issue that I thought I'd respond in another post for everyone to read. I've included some of your comments, because they add so richly to the discussion. First off, I agree with many who've commented that we need to be very cautious about making interpretations from the results of this study. The bottom line is that while the dog's responsiveness degraded, as expected, if the food reinforcement was taken away, it degraded faster if another dog was observed receiving reinforcement. That was the "inequality aversion" that the authors mentioned (and yes, I believe it was the media that added "fairness" and "jealousy." The dogs also could receive one of two rewards, brown bread or sausage. While a similar primate study Read More
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