Aziz Bouzzit, Loïc Martinez, Andres Arciniegas, Salah-Eddine Hebaz, Nicolas Wilkie-Chancellier
Study of Rayleigh waves interaction with a spherical ball in contact with a plane surface for the development of new NDT method for ball bearings
Ultrasonics
physical reasoning appears central understanding world works suggesting adaptive function across animal kingdom however conclusive evidence inferential reasoning physical objects limited primates systematically tested central featureunderstanding solidityin domestic dogs adapting validated procedure shelf task previously used test children nonhuman primates dogs watched treat dropped apparatus shelf either present treat landing shelf absent treat landing bottom surface chose search shelf across four studies n 64 manipulated visual access treat trajectory apparatus interior dogs correctly inferred location treats using physical cues shelf present study 1 learned rapidly visual cues continuity limited study 2 shelf absent study 3 dogs chance apparatus fully occluded presence absence shelf varied across trials within subjects showed evidence learning study 4 findings four studies suggest dogs may able make inferences using solidity continuity exhibit proximity gravity biases however dogs always search correctly trial 1 failed search correctly rewarded location varied withinsubjects suggesting role learning possible limits ability make inferences physical objects