2. Animal Cognition Flashcards
what caused the emergence of the cognitive approach
Failure of S-R model (Behaviorism) to explain complex behavior
what does it mean to have perceptual consciousness
“umvelts” perceptual world of animals
what does it mean to have reflective consciousness
Are animals aware (reflective) of their own cognitions
what does comparative cognition argue
The question is not: do animals have a mind, but why do animals have this particular mind
why is how consciousness evolution problematic
natural selection is thought to act only on the behavior (what they do) not on the subjective state (what they experience)
why does comparative cognition reject the argument that consciousness is outside the realm of science
Animals appear to have intentions, beliefs and self-awareness
why is the evolution of animal cognition problematic
natural selection is thought to act only on the behavior (what they do) not on the subjective state (what they experience)
what is metacognition
thinking about thinking
what is the Duration-discrimination test
test—offering rats rewards for classifying a signal as either short or long
what is self awareness
if you are self-aware then you are in a position to use your experience to model the existence of comparable experiences in others
what is memory
Mental time travel (chronesthesia) is the awareness of past and future and the use of that information in the present
what is semantic memory
form of long-term memory that involves memory of facts and non-declarative procedural skills and abilities (not a form of mental time travel)
what episodic memory
form of long term memory that involves what, where, and when
what is a tool
the use of an external object as a functional extension of the mouth, beak, hand or claw in attainment of an immediate goal
what is Folk Physics
the implicit understanding of how and why tools work
