20. Cognitive ability in animals

Question 1

What is cognition? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 1

The mental processes concerned with the acquisition and manipulation of knowledge

Question 2

What is referential signalling? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 2

Using signals to functionally denote external objects and events

Question 3

What do call tend to refer to? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 3

The social environment

Question 4

What can animals do? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 4

Attach acoustic labels to objects and events (semantics)

Question 5

What is there very little evidence in, regarding animal ability? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 5

Syntax

Question 6

What did Machiavelli provide evidence for? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 6

Social interactions based on mind-reading and deception

Question 7

What is tactical deception? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 7

Short term tactic, where elements from an honest counterpart in the individuals repertoire, are used in a functionally deceptive act

Question 8

What is the theory of mind? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 8

The ability to attribute mental states to others

Question 9

What is a false belief? (Animal cognition psychobiology)

Answer 9

Holding the knowledge that others may not have the same knowledge as you and will act accordingly to that rather than their own knowledge