TY  - JOUR
T1  - FAmilial anthropophobia in pointer dogs?
AU  - Dykman RA, Murphree OD, Reese WG
Y1  - 1979/08/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780090074008
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 988
EP  - 993
VL  - 36
IS  - 9
N2  - • This article assesses a dog model in terms of a proposed cross-species definition of phobia, the model referring to a strain of unstable dogs that has been produced by selection and inbreeding. The unstable dogs are contrasted with a strain of stable dogs. New findings are presented on approach and activity behavior toward three stimulus objects (man, another dog, and a sheet-covered chair) in a naturalistic setting. The fear response of unstable dogs to objects other than man habituates gradually, whereas the fear response to the sight of man is far more enduring, suggesting a relatively specific fear of man.
SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780090074008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780090074008
ER  -