Humans Struggle to Identify Aggression in Dogs, Other Humans | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
As a species, humans are constantly interpreting signals to assess social situations and make predictions about what could happen next. Being able to tell if someone else, whether human or animal, is happy with us, about to get aggressive, or even paying attention, can have major evolutionary advantages. Now, a new study led by the DogStudies research group at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, reveals that while humans are better than chance at assessing interactions between humans, dogs, and monkeys, we struggle to predict aggressive behaviors in both dogs and humans.
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