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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doaj-37e5ad17893445a4926fae163794dace2020-11-25T01:33:52ZengAnimal Behavior and CognitionAnimal Behavior and Cognition2372-50522372-43232019-11-016427828810.26451/abc.06.04.08.2019Comparative metacognitionPeter Carruthers David M. Williams 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.http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/25/AB_C_2019_Vol6(4)_Carruthers_Williams.pdfcuriosityinterestmetacognitionquestionrisk evaluationuncertainty |
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Comparative metacognition |
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Comparative metacognition |
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Comparative metacognition |
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Animal Behavior and Cognition |
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Animal Behavior and Cognition |
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2372-5052 2372-4323 |
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2019-11-01 |
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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. |
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curiosity interest metacognition question risk evaluation uncertainty |
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