Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals
Animal cognition is an independent field of interdisciplinary investigation, featuring specialized methodologies and paradigms tailored to diverse animal species. Different approaches can contribute to our understanding of animal behaviour and cognition. For example, automated and observer-independe...
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| description | Animal cognition is an independent field of interdisciplinary investigation, featuring specialized methodologies and paradigms tailored to diverse animal species. Different approaches can contribute to our understanding of animal behaviour and cognition. For example, automated and observer-independent techniques, which allow for the collection of vast sets of data, or the study of the neurobiological correlates of mental processes, which requires reference to standardized paradigms. These methodologies pose constraints on the complexity and ecological validity of behaviour. On the other hand, more traditional methods are firmly grounded in species ethology, which is considered crucial to grasp the distinctive qualitative features of the behavioural repertoire. Here, we present a collection of contributions employing behavioural methods to investigate the mental abilities of animals or any other behaving organism and to reflect on the big issue of “asking a question” to non-human animals. Altogether, the articles featured in this collection offer a multifaceted picture of current approaches and challenges when dealing with the complex topic of animal behaviour and cognition. The message is that much knowledge on animals’ minds can and should still be gathered through the development of new behavioural and ethical methods, allowing for new insights into the cognitive worlds of animals. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1379162024-05-14T14:56:19Z Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals Regolin, Lucia Loconsole, Maria domestic dogs affordances behavior body size size sense size perception sense of self animal cognition self-representation inequity aversion ecological validity field experiments loose-string paradigm partner choice cooperation prosociality instrumental helping comparative methods corvid Corvus corone Cyanopica cyana visual illusions comparative perception motion illusions distortion illusions subjective contours associative learning plasticity evolution habituation model kinematics circumnutation plant behavior plant movement individual lateralization directional lateralization cognitive capacity parallel processing social behaviour visual attention vertebrates invertebrates commissures strength of lateralization navigation spatial learning environmental geometry geometric components zebrafish spontaneous attention social and non-social visual attention auditory attention experimental tests starlings Sturnus vulgaris animal–human communication interspecies communication vocal learning model/rival training symbolic reference grey parrots Ethology discipline philosophy of science Umwelt networking welfare ethics legal protection principle of the 3Rs invasive research ban primate cognition scribbles evolutionary anthropology art aesthetics comparative cognition sameness equivalence transitive inference justification of effort gambling plateau pika alarm call acoustic analysis playback experiment vigilance response n/a thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBW Applied mathematics Animal cognition is an independent field of interdisciplinary investigation, featuring specialized methodologies and paradigms tailored to diverse animal species. Different approaches can contribute to our understanding of animal behaviour and cognition. For example, automated and observer-independent techniques, which allow for the collection of vast sets of data, or the study of the neurobiological correlates of mental processes, which requires reference to standardized paradigms. These methodologies pose constraints on the complexity and ecological validity of behaviour. On the other hand, more traditional methods are firmly grounded in species ethology, which is considered crucial to grasp the distinctive qualitative features of the behavioural repertoire. Here, we present a collection of contributions employing behavioural methods to investigate the mental abilities of animals or any other behaving organism and to reflect on the big issue of “asking a question” to non-human animals. Altogether, the articles featured in this collection offer a multifaceted picture of current approaches and challenges when dealing with the complex topic of animal behaviour and cognition. The message is that much knowledge on animals’ minds can and should still be gathered through the development of new behavioural and ethical methods, allowing for new insights into the cognitive worlds of animals. 2024-05-14T14:56:15Z 2024-05-14T14:56:15Z 2024 book ONIX_20240514_9783725807994_531 9783725807994 9783725808007 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/137916 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9180 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9180 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-0800-7 10.3390/books978-3-7258-0800-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725807994 9783725808007 230 open access |
| spellingShingle | domestic dogs affordances behavior body size size sense size perception sense of self animal cognition self-representation inequity aversion ecological validity field experiments loose-string paradigm partner choice cooperation prosociality instrumental helping comparative methods corvid Corvus corone Cyanopica cyana visual illusions comparative perception motion illusions distortion illusions subjective contours associative learning plasticity evolution habituation model kinematics circumnutation plant behavior plant movement individual lateralization directional lateralization cognitive capacity parallel processing social behaviour visual attention vertebrates invertebrates commissures strength of lateralization navigation spatial learning environmental geometry geometric components zebrafish spontaneous attention social and non-social visual attention auditory attention experimental tests starlings Sturnus vulgaris animal–human communication interspecies communication vocal learning model/rival training symbolic reference grey parrots Ethology discipline philosophy of science Umwelt networking welfare ethics legal protection principle of the 3Rs invasive research ban primate cognition scribbles evolutionary anthropology art aesthetics comparative cognition sameness equivalence transitive inference justification of effort gambling plateau pika alarm call acoustic analysis playback experiment vigilance response n/a thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBW Applied mathematics Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals |
| title | Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals |
| title_full | Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals |
| title_fullStr | Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals |
| title_short | Behavioural Methods to Study Cognitive Capacities of Animals |
| title_sort | behavioural methods to study cognitive capacities of animals |
| topic | domestic dogs affordances behavior body size size sense size perception sense of self animal cognition self-representation inequity aversion ecological validity field experiments loose-string paradigm partner choice cooperation prosociality instrumental helping comparative methods corvid Corvus corone Cyanopica cyana visual illusions comparative perception motion illusions distortion illusions subjective contours associative learning plasticity evolution habituation model kinematics circumnutation plant behavior plant movement individual lateralization directional lateralization cognitive capacity parallel processing social behaviour visual attention vertebrates invertebrates commissures strength of lateralization navigation spatial learning environmental geometry geometric components zebrafish spontaneous attention social and non-social visual attention auditory attention experimental tests starlings Sturnus vulgaris animal–human communication interspecies communication vocal learning model/rival training symbolic reference grey parrots Ethology discipline philosophy of science Umwelt networking welfare ethics legal protection principle of the 3Rs invasive research ban primate cognition scribbles evolutionary anthropology art aesthetics comparative cognition sameness equivalence transitive inference justification of effort gambling plateau pika alarm call acoustic analysis playback experiment vigilance response n/a thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBW Applied mathematics |
| topic_facet | domestic dogs affordances behavior body size size sense size perception sense of self animal cognition self-representation inequity aversion ecological validity field experiments loose-string paradigm partner choice cooperation prosociality instrumental helping comparative methods corvid Corvus corone Cyanopica cyana visual illusions comparative perception motion illusions distortion illusions subjective contours associative learning plasticity evolution habituation model kinematics circumnutation plant behavior plant movement individual lateralization directional lateralization cognitive capacity parallel processing social behaviour visual attention vertebrates invertebrates commissures strength of lateralization navigation spatial learning environmental geometry geometric components zebrafish spontaneous attention social and non-social visual attention auditory attention experimental tests starlings Sturnus vulgaris animal–human communication interspecies communication vocal learning model/rival training symbolic reference grey parrots Ethology discipline philosophy of science Umwelt networking welfare ethics legal protection principle of the 3Rs invasive research ban primate cognition scribbles evolutionary anthropology art aesthetics comparative cognition sameness equivalence transitive inference justification of effort gambling plateau pika alarm call acoustic analysis playback experiment vigilance response n/a thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PB Mathematics::PBW Applied mathematics |
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