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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"comparative cognition"”.
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A comparative investigation of the attribution of desires and preferences
… I conclude by discussing the difficulties facing comparative cognition research and the possibility that theory of mind may be overestimated as a driver of social interactions in both humans and non-human animals.
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A comparative analysis of auditory perception in songbirds: Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) and great tits (Parus major)
In the field of comparative cognition, auditory perception has received less study than its visual counterpart, yet it confers important survival benefits. Accurate responses to auditory stimuli enable animals to react to or interact with the stimulus. Vocal communication between and within species …
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The Comparative Science of Magic: Using sleight of hand as a tool to investigate cognition in diverse taxa.
The use of magic effects in comparative cognition provides a powerful tool to investigate how diverse species perceive the world around them, by focusing on their shared psychological constraints rather than their cognitive prowess. In this thesis I explore how humans and non-human animals …
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Episodic cognition: what is it, where is it, and when does it develop?
Episodic Cognition (or “Mental Time Travel”) is the ability to mentally re-experience events from our personal past and imagine potential events from our personal future. This capacity is fundamental to our lives and has been argued to be uniquely human. The aim of this thesis is to use behavioural …
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I See, Therefore I Think - The Role of Observed Realities on Cognition in Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) and African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus)
… to underlie these complex abilities. To generate comparative data, two concepts thought to require secondary representation are examined. Firstly, five rooks (Corvus frugilegus) were presented with object permanence (OP) tasks comparable to previous studies with African grey parrots (Psittacus …
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Continuity as Crisis: Two Traditions of Theorizing about Animal Minds
… the development of skepticism about animal cognition throughout the history of philosophy. In doing so, this project addresses the sedimentation of epistemic, linguistic, ontological, and methodological impasses that continue to shape debates over human uniqueness and limit comparative …
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The Human Faculty for Music: What's special about it?
… to our species and to the domain of music. The comparative approach taken focuses on core psychological and physiological capabilities that root and enable appropriate engagement with music rather than on their observable physical correlates. Configurations of musical pulse; musical tone; and …
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Replication, bias, and meta-research in animal cognition research
… the extent to which researchers of animal cognition should be concerned about the reliability of its scientific results and the presence of theoretical biases across research programmes. To do so I apply and develop arguments borne in human psychology’s “replication crisis” to animal …
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Pictorial Primates: A Search for Iconic Abilities in Great Apes
… What can pictures tell us about primate cognition, and what can primates tell us about pictures? The bulk of the thesis is a critical review of the primatological literature concerned with iconic artefacts. Drawing on work in developmental psychology, cross-cultural research, and …