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Uncertainty monitoring may promote emergents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2004

Duane M. Rumbaugh ,
Michael J. Beran  and
James L. Pate
Duane M. Rumbaugh*
Affiliation:
Language Research Center and Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Decatur, GA30034
Michael J. Beran*
Affiliation:
Language Research Center, Georgia State University, Decatur, GA30034
James L. Pate*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA30303
*
drumbaug@aol.com
mjberan@yahoo.com
jpate@gsu.edu
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Abstract:

We suggest that the phenomenon of uncertainty monitoring in nonhuman animals contributes richly to the conception of nonhuman animals' self-monitoring. We propose that uncertainty may play a role in the emergence of new forms of behavior that are adaptive. We recommend that Smith et al. determine the extent to which the uncertain response transfers immediately to other test paradigms.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , June 2003 , pp. 353
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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