Comparative metacognition

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...

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Main Authors: Peter Carruthers, David M. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2019-11-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/25/AB_C_2019_Vol6(4)_Carruthers_Williams.pdf