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If you’ve ever noticed uneasiness in your puppy around an unwelcome houseguest,you might be onto something.A new study found that dogs can really sense bad behavior in humans,and are less likely to accept treats from those people.

For the study,which was published in the January edition of Neuroscience & biobehavioral Reviews,researchers set up a scene in which a dog watched his owner try to open a container while two actors were on set.In a series of three tries one of the actors would help the owner open the container,respond neutrally(中立地),or refuse to help open the container.The other actor responded passively in all three tries.At each end of the try,both actors would offer the dog a treat at the same time.In the tries where the working actor had responded either helpfully or neutrally,the dog was equally likely to accept a treat from either of the two actors.In the third try where he had responded rudely,the dog was more likely to choose the passive actor.

James Anderson,a psychologist who worked on the study at Kyoto University,told the New Scientist that the dogs most likely have a similar ability to notice bad behavior in humans as human babies do.“If somebody is behaving badly,they probably end up with some sort of emotional reaction to it,”he says.Babies have been shown to begin to make these types of connections around age one.

So while you can’t ask your dog’s opinion every time you’re facing a difficult situation,you can consider his judgment of your new friends when thinking about whether they are kind or not.Of course,we’11 suggest doing so according to the situation and your own consideration,but it wouldn’t hurt to take note!

1.What does the new study mainly show?

A. Dogs can read humans’thoughts.

B. Dogs are unwilling to accept treats from people

C. Dogs can sense unfriendliness of humans.

D. Dogs feel uneasy around strange people.

2.In the third try,why was the dog more likely to choose the passive actor?

A. The dog wanted to please him.

B. His treats appeared more attractive.

C. His action stayed the same during three tries.

D. The dog considered the other actor rude.

3.What does the underlined word”they”in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Humans.   B. Dogs.

C. Babies.   D. Psychologies.

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