Meta-cognition in animals: A skeptical look

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作者
Carruthers, Peter [1 ]
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[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Philosophy, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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10.1111/j.1468-0017.2007.00329.x
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H0 [语言学];
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030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要
This paper examines the recent literature on meta-cognitive processes in non-human animals, arguing that in each case the data admit of a simpler, purely first-order, explanation. The topics discussed include the alleged monitoring of states of certainty and uncertainty, knowledge-seeking behavior in conditions of uncertainty, and the capacity to know whether or not the information needed to solve some problem is stored in memory. The first-order explanations advanced all assume that beliefs and desires come in various different strengths, or degrees
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