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30-729: Lahsa may refer to: Lahsa Apso , a dog breed originating in Tibet Lahsa Eyalet , an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire, now part of Kuwait and Qatar Los Angeles High School of the Arts (LAHSA), in Central Los Angeles, California, U.S. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority See also [ edit ] Al-Hasa (disambiguation) Lhasa (disambiguation) Lassa (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

60-706: A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Killam Senior Research Fellow. He has been elected to fellowship status by the American Psychological Association , Canadian Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science ,. Other honors include a Canadian Psychiatric Association Research Award (1992), the Robert E. Knox Master Teacher Award, and he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by

90-673: A Medal of Excellence for the best educational blog series from the Dog Writers Association of America for 2014,. The success of "The Intelligence Of Dogs," led to the creation of the television show Good Dog!, appearing on the Life Network in Canada and syndicated in Australia and New Zealand. The show is focused on training for the family dog, including how to read body language and how to test his intelligence. He

120-624: A compound noun meaning "bark-guard" (lit. "ap" [ཨཔ], to bark, and "so" [སོ་], to guard). The Lhasa Apso is a thousand-year-old breed that historically served as sentinels at palaces and monasteries isolated high in the Himalayas of Tibet . In the early twentieth century some Tibetan dogs were brought to the United Kingdom by military men returning from the Indian subcontinent. These were of mixed types, similar either to what would become

150-423: A great deal of interest and press coverage. However the work that caused the largest stir and the most controversy was a series of studies in collaboration with Diane F. Halpern which showed that left-handers have shorter life spans, often dying younger because of accidents or problems associated with a compromised immune system (possibly a long-term consequence of birth stress related trauma). Although originally

180-405: A life expectancy of 14 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for crossbreeds . The breed is predisposed to atopic dermatitis. Stanley Coren Stanley Coren (born 1942) is a psychology professor, neuropsychological researcher and writer on the intelligence, mental abilities and history of dogs . He works in research and instructs in psychology at

210-437: A marker for various psychological and physical problems. The media became interested in this work when findings began to emerge indicating that left-handedness was often associated with difficult or stressful births. Research showing that left-handers were much more susceptible to accident-related injuries because the constructed world and most machinery and tools are designed for the safety and convenience of right-handers evoked

240-443: A number of other books on dog intelligence, dog learning and thinking ability, the human canine bond and its implications for people in modern society that have continued to make him a favorite among dog lovers. Coren's books about dogs have garnered him a number of awards and The Intelligence of Dogs has been translated into 26 different languages. A list of his books (listing the most recent editions of each) includes: Coren

270-402: A personality test and reported on their experiences with the various dogs that they have owned. This book proved to be very popular and Coren's personality test is now used by some dog shelters to determine whether prospective owners are suitable for a particular breed of dog. Similarly, his book Why does my dog act that way? uses data from approximately a thousand dogs to determine features of

300-598: Is also a regular contributor to a number of dog and pet related magazines including Modern Dog , AKC Family Dog , AnimalSense , and Pets Magazine . In addition he was both on the editorial board and a regular contributor to Pets: Part of the Family and Puppy and Dog Basics Magazine . He also does the Canine Corner informational blog on the Psychology Today Website which was awarded

330-548: Is also one of the human stars of The Animal Attraction, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation program. In 2008 he was regularly featured on the TV show Pet Central broadcast on the Pet Network in Canada. Coren was also involved in the development of The Dog Companion DVD series aimed at aiding dogs with separation issues, providing video intended to give dogs something they can watch when left alone. Coren has been named as

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360-735: Is an instructor with the Vancouver Dog Obedience Training Club, and has participated in obedience trials and competitions across Canada. In his career, Coren has produced research papers and published items in a wide range of psychological areas including sensory processes (vision and hearing), neuropsychology (handedness, sleep, birth stress effects and behavior genetics) and cognition (information processing and intelligence). He has published more than 400 papers and articles in journals like Science , Nature , The New England Journal of Medicine and many more. His research has been recognized with numerous awards over

390-557: Is based on a survey sent to all of the dog obedience judges in the United States and Canada, and resulted in the ranking of 110 dog breeds by intelligence. This ranking caused a rather large media stir. His book Why We Love the Dogs We Do looks at the personality of people and how the owner's personality predicts their relationship with various dog breeds. It is based on a survey of more than 6000 people who took

420-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lahsa Apso Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet, and apso is a word from the Tibetan language. There is some debate over the exact origin of the name; some claim that the word "apso" is an anglicized form of the Tibetan word for goatee ("ag-tshom", ཨག་ཚོམ་) or perhaps "ra-pho" (ར་ཕོ་) meaning "billy goat". It may also be

450-540: Is thick and heavy, with a hard straight outer coat and a medium under-coat. The eyes are dark and the nose is black, and the ears are pendant. The tail is curved, sometimes with a kink at the tip, and should be carried over the back. It ranks 68th (out of 138) in Stanley Coren 's The Intelligence of Dogs , having fair working-obedience intelligence. The Lhasa Apso is a long-lived breed, with many living in good health into their early 20s. A 2024 UK study found

480-785: The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia . He writes for Psychology Today in the feature series Canine Corner. Coren was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1942 to a secular Jewish family and attended undergraduate classes at the University of Pennsylvania before earning his doctorate at Stanford University . He went on to teach in The Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research in New York, New York before moving to

510-711: The University of Guelph for his scientific and literary contributions. His writing and his books have received the Maxwell Medal of Excellence from the Dog Writers Association of America for 2011, and the Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award for 2007. He was named "Writer of the Year" by the International Positive Dog Training Association. His book “Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses”

540-737: The Lhasa Apso or to what would become the Tibetan Terrier ; they were collectively known as "Lhasa Terriers". The first American pair of Lhasas were a gift from Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama to C. Suydam Cutting , arriving in the United States in 1933. Mr. Cutting had traveled to Tibet and met the Dalai Lama. At the time, there was only one Lhasa Apso registered in England. The American Kennel Club officially accepted

570-577: The Monday following the time change Later in his career, Coren shifted to the study of canine behavior and the relationship that people have with their dogs. This shift away from neuropsychological research also marked a shift in his publishing strategy, away from single study publications in research journals, to publication of his new data as part of material presented in popular book form. Many of his books on dogs do contain previously unpublished empirical data. For example, his book The Intelligence of Dogs

600-690: The University of British Columbia in 1973, where he was a psychology professor and the Director of the Human Neuropsychology and Perception Laboratory until 2007. He teaches and researches as a professor emeritus and serves as an adjunct professor in the graduate program at Bergin University of Canine Studies . Outside of the classroom, Coren is an aficionado of dogs, and has made a career of research into dog behaviour that has led him to national television and into international media. He

630-576: The appearance of left-handedness, such as hormonal factors as in the Geschwind–Galaburda hypothesis . Coren 's research into sleep deprivation suggests that this is contributing to accidents, psychological disturbances, and increased susceptibility to illness. This line of reasoning eventually led to the series of studies which demonstrated that simply losing one hour of sleep due to the shift to daylight saving time can cause an increase in traffic accidents and other accident related fatalities on

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660-793: The breed in 1935 in the Terrier Group , and in 1959 transferred the breed to the Non-Sporting Group . In the UK, they are placed in the Utility Group . The breed was definitively accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1960. Dogs stand about 25 cm (9.8 in) at the withers , bitches slightly less. The coat may be black, red, dark grizzle, golden, honey, parti-colour, sandy, slate-coloured, smoke-coloured or white. It

690-487: The personality of various dog breeds. However other books that he has written on dog behavior have provided less formal data presentation and in these his creative contribution is based on the organization and interpretation of the research of others, as is the case in How to speak dog . These books have also been well accepted and have been proven to be very popular. Coren's first book outside of professional psychology circles

720-402: The reduction of sleeping time in modern society has created problems of sleep deprivation for many people. The 1994 publication of The Intelligence of Dogs brought Coren to the wider public eye. A combination of Coren's background in psychology and his love of dogs, the book became an international hit, and has gone through 16 printings to this point. Since then, Coren has gone on to pen

750-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lahsa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lahsa&oldid=1149744292 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

780-578: The source of much controversy, with confirming data coming from a number of other laboratories, these conclusions have become well enough accepted to appear in basic psychological textbooks. The discovery of a possible genetic basis of left-handedness suggests that there may be two types of left-handers, natural left-handers and a separate group who arrive at their left-handedness because of birth stress and are more susceptible to immune system related problems. Coren has suggested that in addition to genetics and birth stress other mechanisms might also contribute to

810-656: The use of technical equipment, using behaviorally validated questionnaires. These allow group or survey testing for sensory deficits specifically for color blindness , color discrimination ability, visual acuity , binocular vision and stereopsis and hearing sensitivity or absolute threshold of hearing . These tests have been widely disseminated and can be found reprinted in various psychological and sensory textbooks. Coren worked on left-handedness and its causes and consequences, with his co-researchers, Diane F. Halpern, Clare Porac, and Alan Searleman. Specifically his research led him to believe that left-handedness could be

840-521: The years, including being named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada . One of his publications, Sensation and Perception, (co-authored with Lawrence M. Ward and James T. Enns) has been listed as required reading for university coursework and went through six editions before his retirement in 2007. Coren's research in psychology can be divided into four distinct areas. Coren began his research career studying vision and visual processes. Much of his early work dealt with various visual illusions , and

870-432: Was 1993's The Left-Hander Syndrome: the causes and consequences of left-handedness , which presented data on the significant challenges faced by left-handed people in society. His research was discussed widely, and has been printed and discussed in a number of professional journals such as Psychiatric Times . His next book was Sleep Thieves , the result of his studies into sleep and the lack of it. The book examined how

900-422: Was done in collaboration with Joan. S. Girgus. They are credited with reopening the interest of psychologists in these visual phenomena, and pointing out how they shed light on basic visual processing . He is also credited with several breakthroughs in the study of what is known as subjective contours or illusory contours Later Coren and A. Ralph Hakstian developed methods for screening vision and hearing without

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