Making or breaking the case for a plain face – Is human perception of canine facial expressivity influenced by physical appearance?
C.L. Sexton,
C. Buckley,
M. Sen
et al.
Abstract:Facial communication is important in both human-human interactions and human-dog interactions. Individual factors, such as experience, relationship history, and mood, to name a few, influence the reception of facial signals/expressions. But superficial facial features are also significant in human communication, and likely impact communication between dogs and humans. For example, humans are better at evaluating the frequency and intensity of facial expressions in dogs that have plainer faces, if the dog is fa… Show more
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