Complex Behaviour Lecture Flashcards
1
Q
What abilities have been found in non-human animals?
A
Future planning, numeracy and tool use have been shown in birds. Teaching, language, farming and tool use have also been shown in invertebrates. Ants teach others the route to food. Bees use the waggle dance to communicate the location of food. And octopuses use coconut shells as temporary shelters.
2
Q
What ability has Alex the Grey Parrot shown?
A
Numerica competence. This shows an ability to generalise a concept across domains. Alex can do this for numbers of more than 4 with distractors with a 80% accuracy.
