animal intelligence Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
an anthropocentric view of intelligence
A
- tool use
- generative language
- reasoning about other’s mental states
2
Q
anecdotal accounts of primate behaviour suggest:
A
- Concealment
- Distraction
- Creating an image
- Manipulation of target using social tool
- Deflection of target to a fall guy
- Countering of deception
3
Q
experimental evidence of intelligence in animals:
A
- subordinate chimp only goes for food when he knows dominant couldn’t see it
- rhesus monkeys only steal from a quiet container when the experimenter isn’t looking
- scrub jays cache differently is a conspecific is watching (of same species)
4
Q
explain folk physics
A
- “Folk physics” or “naïve physics” is
the everyday understanding of how
things work. - If you drop things they go down.
- Objects don’t pass through each
other. - Some things float
etc.
5
Q
trap-tube task: capuchins
A
- only 1 (RB) in 4 capuchins learned to solve the task
- RB used a very slow ‘trial and error’ strategy which didn’t change for modified traps
- RB had the least experience at simpler experiments
6
Q
trap-tube task: chimps (p1 and p2)
A
part 1:
- only 2 of 5 learned the task
- but very quickly to get food successful chimps transfer to a new task
part 2:
- chimps find task easier if they can manipulate the food directly (without the stick)
- suggesting cognitive overload when concentrating on stick
7
Q
trap-tube task: rooks
A
- rooks found it easy
- but in this task rooks only have to pull on appropriate end of stick
8
Q
trap-tube: summary
A
- tool manipulation is demanding
- very hard to compare across species
- tasks should be ecologically relevant
9
Q
pre adapted species
A
the ecological niche of some birds has promoted appropriate sensori-motor skills
10
Q
Betty (bird) making a hook
A
- Betty and Abel learnt to select hooked tools to pull
bucket. - When Alex flew off with the hooked tool, Betty
made her own - Betty made tools that resembled
the tools that they had been given.
