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Ana Catarina Vieira de CastroPost-doc researcher, IBMC Verified email at ibmc.up.pt Cited by 389 |
Do aversive-based training methods actually compromise dog welfare?: A literature review
JG Fernandes, IAS Olsson, ACV de Castro - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2017 - Elsevier
The methods by which dogs are trained vary between methods involving mainly negative
reinforcement and positive punishment (aversive-based methods) and methods based …
reinforcement and positive punishment (aversive-based methods) and methods based …
Carrots versus sticks: The relationship between training methods and dog-owner attachment
ACV de Castro, J Barrett, L de Sousa… - Applied animal behaviour …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of aversive-based training methods has been suggested to negatively affect dog-human
attachment. However, the scientific evidence for this claim is relatively limited. Previous …
attachment. However, the scientific evidence for this claim is relatively limited. Previous …
[HTML][HTML] Does training method matter? Evidence for the negative impact of aversive-based methods on companion dog welfare
ACV de Castro, D Fuchs, GM Morello, S Pastur… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Dog training methods range broadly from those using mostly positive punishment and
negative reinforcement (aversive-based) to those using primarily positive reinforcement (reward-…
negative reinforcement (aversive-based) to those using primarily positive reinforcement (reward-…
[HTML][HTML] Improving dog training methods: Efficacy and efficiency of reward and mixed training methods
Dogs play an important role in our society as companions and work partners, and proper
training of these dogs is pivotal. For companion dogs, training helps preventing or managing …
training of these dogs is pivotal. For companion dogs, training helps preventing or managing …
Accuracy of song syntax learning and singing consistency signal early condition in zebra finches
Birdsong is a sexually selected and culturally transmitted multidimensional signal. Sexually
selected traits are generally assumed to indicate condition. In oscine songbirds, song is …
selected traits are generally assumed to indicate condition. In oscine songbirds, song is …
[PDF][PDF] A percepção do tempo: contributos do procedimento de bissecção
ACV de Castro, MP de Carvalho, A Kroger-Costa… - Temas em …, 2013 - redalyc.org
Desde o início do século XX que a psicologia se tem interessado pelo estudo experimental
da regulação temporal do comportamento, mas esta área de pesquisa, conhecida como …
da regulação temporal do comportamento, mas esta área de pesquisa, conhecida como …
Does the goal justify the methods? Harm and benefit in neuroscience research using animals
AC Vieira de Castro, IAS Olsson - Ethical Issues in Behavioral …, 2015 - Springer
The goal of the present chapter is to open up for discussion some of the major ethical issues
involved in animal-based neuroscience research. We begin by approaching the question of …
involved in animal-based neuroscience research. We begin by approaching the question of …
The interaction of temporal generalization gradients predicts the context effect
ACV de Castro, A Machado - Journal of the Experimental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In a temporal double bisection task, animals learn two discriminations. In the presence of
Red and Green keys, responses to Red are reinforced after 1‐s samples and responses to …
Red and Green keys, responses to Red are reinforced after 1‐s samples and responses to …
The context effect as interaction of temporal generalization gradients: Testing the fundamental assumptions of the Learning-to-Time model
To test the Learning-to-Time model, six pigeons learned two temporal bisection tasks. In
one task they learned to choose a Red key over a Green key following 2-s samples and the …
one task they learned to choose a Red key over a Green key following 2-s samples and the …
Is there hope beyond fear? Effects of social rehabilitation on unsocialised stray dogs
…, T Magalhães, IAS Olsson, ACV de Castro - Applied Animal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unsocialised stray dogs are dogs that live freely in urban areas with limited to no direct
human contact. If left free to roam, they may present a public safety problem, since they can …
human contact. If left free to roam, they may present a public safety problem, since they can …