Comparative cognition
This ability must include not only seeing an act and doing it, but also grasping the intentions of the action, an ability of only humans.
What is imitation?
The ability to discriminate the ‘self ‘ from the ‘non-self'
What is awareness?
Social circumstances generated within a confined environment. Often seen in apes, macaques and capuchin monkeys, elephants, small tree finches, rodents.
What is Captivity bias
As infants learn through their mothers, learning through social interaction and observation is common among non-human primates.
What is second inheritance system?
Can be visual, acoustic, tactile, chemical & olfactory and electrical
What are Signal Modalities?
This ability is a costly action without expecting a benefit, which is not supported by animal reciprocity.
What is empathy?
Thinking about oneself and behaviours in relation to others
What is consciousness?
According to Pruetz and Bertolani, this species is stated to be the most accomplished tool users among non-human animals
What are Chimps/Chimpanzees?
Migrating between groups and adapting foraging habits of a new group is referred to as…
What is conformity?
Vervet Monkeys often use these vocal responses to specific predators or in social situations
What are alarm calls?
These researchers believe that animal behaviours are the product of the law of effect
What are behaviourist?
Tested on great apes, lesser apes, and monkeys, markers are placed on species that are not viewable without the assistance of mirrors to observe the reaction of self-recognition amongst primates.
What is the mirror mark test?
It can be described as using tree branches (leaves and brush remove) to reach termites in a hill?
What is “power grip”?
This shared social learning can be seen in non-human primates, as well as insects and fish
What is culture?
Eliminates signals that simply indicate physical presence (here and now), an example food grunt
What is Displacement?