The comparative psychology of same-different judgments by humans (Homo sapiens) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
The comparative psychology of same-different judgments by humans (Homo sapiens) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
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人类(智人)和猴子(猕猴)同异判断的比较心理学。
DOI:
10.1037/0097-7403.34.3.361
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2008
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Couchman,JustinJ
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Smith,JDavid;Redford,JoshuaS;Haas,SarahM;Coutinho,MarianaVC;Couchman,JustinJ
The authors compared the performance of humans and monkeys in a Same-Different task. They evaluated the hypothesis that for humans the Same-Different concept is qualitative, categorical, and rule-based, so that humans distinguish 0-disparity pairs (ie, same) from pairs with any discernible disparity (ie, different); whereas for monkeys the Same-Different concept is quantitative, continuous, and similarity-based, so that monkeys distinguish small-disparity pairs (ie, similar) from pairs with a large disparity (ie, dissimilar). The results supported the hypothesis. Monkeys, more than humans, showed a gradual transition from same to different categories and an inclusive criterion for responding Same. The results have implications for comparing Same-Different performances across species—different species may not always construe or perform even identical tasks in the same way. In particular, humans may especially apply qualitative, rule-based frameworks to cognitive tasks like Same-Different.