Key Issues In Animal Cognition

What conclusions can be drawn from the Clever Hans story?

• 1. Horses can do maths

• 1. We should check methodology of studies to ensure “Clever Hans effects” are not present

• Researchers should not be present during experiments with animals

• Someone should observe the researcher to check for involuntary behaviours

Animals’ different perceptual abilities suggests what?

• 1. Animals that have better abilities than humans are more evolved

• 1. Perceptual abilities have not developed over time

• 1. Perceptual abilities are adaptations to the animals’ environment

• 1. Humans are not the same as animals

According to Lloyd Morgan’s Canon, we should always explain animal behaviour using the most complex cognitive process possible.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not one of Tinbergen’s Four Questions for studying animal behaviour?

• Mechanism

• Function

• Personality

• Ontogeny

Which sensory ability allows bats and some blind humans to navigate using reflected sound waves?

• Infrared detection

• Echolocation

• Electroreception

• Ultraviolet vision

Dogs have such a sensitive sense of smell that they can detect a specific individual’s odour even when it's mixed with multiple other scents.

• True

• False