What did canine researcher Stanley Coren compare the intelligence of dogs to?
Stanley Coren is a neuropsychologist and professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Coren has published articles in medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health and Sleep. He has appeared on numerous television programs including Good Morning America, CNN, The Osgood Files and The Today Show. Dr. Coren is a fellow of the American Psychology Association, American Psychology Society and Canadian Psychology Association. He was recently awarded the Killam Memorial Fellowship. Sources: http://petrix.
TORONTO – Although you wouldn’t want one to balance your checkbook, dogs can count. They can also understand more than 150 words and intentionally deceive other dogs and people to get treats, according to psychologist and leading canine researcher Stanley Coren, PhD, of the University of British Columbia. He spoke Saturday on the topic “How Dogs Think” at the American Psychological Association’s 117th Annual Convention. Coren, author of more than a half-dozen popular books on dogs and dog behavior, has reviewed numerous studies to conclude that dogs have the ability to solve complex problems and are more like humans and other higher primates than previously thought. “We all want insight into how our furry companions think, and we want to understand the silly, quirky and apparently irrational behaviors [that] Lassie or Rover demonstrate,” Coren said in an interview. “Their stunning flashes of brilliance and creativity are reminders that they may not be Einsteins but are sure closer to h
Here’s the said study in the news: Psychologist and canine researcher Stanley Coren, PhD, of the University of British Columbia recently explored the intelligence of dogs, finding they are as smart as a two to two and half year old. Dogs can outwit humans and other dogs just to get treats says Coren, and they “and they are nearly as successful in deceiving humans as humans are in deceiving dogs,” he says. Dogs make great companions and therapists. They contribute to human health and happiness, Now we know why it is so easy to bond with our canine friends – dogs have intelligence above and beyond what most people imagined, and are as endearing as a two year old. Full article at the link below: Sources: http://www.examiner.
