Does complex behaviour imply complex cognitive abilities?

Coventry, Kenny ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-7723 and Clibbens, John (2002) Does complex behaviour imply complex cognitive abilities? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 25 (3). p. 406. ISSN 0140-525X

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Abstract

In this commentary, we propose that the shifts in symmetry Wynn documents may be explained in terms of simpler mechanisms than he suggests. Furthermore, we argue that it is dangerous to draw definitive conclusions about the cognitive abilities of a species from the level of symmetry observed in the artefacts produced by that species.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work and Psychology (former - to 2012)
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 17 May 2016 16:00
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 03:15
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58812
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X02250074

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