Table 3 Test conditions for inequity task (adapted from ref.27).

From: Dogs’ reaction to inequity is affected by inhibitory control

Condition

Subject

Partner

Social Conditions

 Equity (ET)

LVR

LVR

 Quality Inequity (QI)

LVR

HVR

 Reward Inequity (RI)

No reward

HVR

 Food Control (FC)

HVR moved, LVR given

HVR moved, LVR given

Asocial Conditions

 Assessment Control (AC)

LVR

−*

 No Reward Control (NR)

No reward

−*

  1. *In the asocial conditions, the LVR bowl was moved into the empty enclosure first before the subject’s trial started, in order to rule out that dogs just react to the movement of the food but not the outcome of the partner (see also ref.6).