Animal Analogues of Causal Judgment

摘要: This chapter reviews that nonverbal behavioral assessment of causal judgment is apt to be more veridical than verbal assessment, which compromised by the demand characteristics and ambiguities language. Organisms presumably evolved ability learn cause-effect relationships in order prepare for sometimes influence future events real world, not verbally describe these relationships. The use invites direct comparisons between human behavior animal similar situations. Cues high biological relevance appear relatively invulnerable cue competition compared cues low relevance, are quite susceptible competition. It discusses this convergence findings learning literatures suggests two fields can each benefit attending other. Another likely finding from studies animals profitably examined situations with humans learning-performance distinction. There also some discussion judgments results those associations have a forward relationship one event another nor other active at time target association tested.