Carruthers, Peter, Williams, David M. (2019) Comparative Metacognition. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 6 (4). pp. 278-288. ISSN 2372-5052. (doi:10.26451/abc.06.04.08.2019) (KAR id:78263)
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Abstract
We argue that comparative psychologists have been too quick to jump to metacognitive interpretations of their data. We examine two such cases in some detail. One concerns so-called "uncertainty monitoring" behavior, which we show to be better explained in terms of first-order estimates of risk. The other concerns informational search, which we argue is better explained in terms of a first-order curiosity-like motivation that directs questions at the environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.26451/abc.06.04.08.2019 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Curiosity, Interest, Metacognition, Question, Risk evaluation, Uncertainty |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | David Williams |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2019 14:21 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 12:42 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/78263 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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Williams, David M..
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