Comparative cognition
Beginning the second century of the study of animal intelligence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4423974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E A Wasserman (0000-0002-9993-8108, University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-228 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0033-2909.113.2.211 |
| OpenAlex | W4245708562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
Comparative psychology has undergone many changes since its inception in Victorian England some 100 years ago. Gone are the amusing anecdotes of pet owners and amateur naturalists, replaced by the detailed observations of behavioral scientists made under carefully controlled conditions. Yet, many of the persistent problems in the comparative analysis of intelligence remain: Are the cognitive processes of animals like those of humans? Can researchers construct a phytogeny of intelligence? What is cognition without language? This article briefly reviews the history of the study of comparative cognition. It then discusses 2 of the most active and important areas of empirical inquiry—memory and conceptualization—to acquaint readers with contemporary re-search in the field. Given increased contact with the related areas of cognitive science, behavioral neuroscience, and behavioral ecology, comparative cognition should continue in its 2nd century to make significant contributions to the overall understanding of the principles of behavior. How familiar a scene it is. A learned and eloquent scientist gazes upward toward the distant heavens, sighs wistfully, and plaintively asks "Is there life beyond earth? Is that life intelli-gent? If so, can we communicate with it?"
Animal behavior · Animal cognition · Animal learning · Biology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Comparative cognition · Comparative psychology · Intelligence quotient · Zoology · Categorization, perception, and language · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Science and Mapping · Neuroscience · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2016 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |