What it is like to be an optimist: temporal stability of cognitive bias in rats and its link to other individual traits

Quante SM, Mundinger C, Palme R, Kaiser S, Richter SH

Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed

Details about the publication

JournalAnimal Behaviour
Volume224
Article number123202
StatusPublished
Release year2025
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
DOI10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123202
KeywordsOptimism pessimism; judgement bias test; laboratory rats; animal personality

Authors from the University of Münster

Kaiser, Sylvia
Institute for Neuro- and Behavioural Biology (INVB)
Mundinger, Carolin
Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)
Quante, Sophia Marie
Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)
Richter, Helene
Professorship for behavioral biology and animal welfare (Prof. Richter)