Sensitivity to inequity is in wolves' and dogs' blood

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 15:02 in Psychology & Sociology

Not only dogs but also wolves react to inequity -- similar to humans or primates, suggests new research. Wolves and dogs refused to cooperate in an experiment when only the partner got a treat or they themselves received a lower quality reward. The sensitivity to inequity is not likely to be an effect of domestication, as assumed so far. It is rather a behavior inherited from a common ancestor.

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