Exploring the origins of human cognition: Integrating physical knowledge and learning from others

人类思维的独特之处是什么？它为什么会进化？从计算哪一个按钮可以从自动售货机上拿到糖果，到决定沿着两根摇摇欲坠的树枝中的哪一根爬到可口的水果上，人类和非人类动物每天都面临着具有挑战性的因果和物理推理问题。与现实世界的先前经验可能会影响我们的决策，但社会信息也是有价值的，特别是在我们收集自己证据的能力有限的情况下。社会学习和物理推理能力都被认为是人类独特认知的来源。这些线索是如何被不同物种整合起来的？

What is unique about the human mind and why did it evolve? From figuring out which buttons will get you candy from a vending machine to deciding which of two precarious branches to climb along to reach a tasty fruit, human and non-human animals are confronted with challenging causal and physical reasoning problems on a daily basis. Prior experience with the physical world is likely to influence our decision-making, but social information is also valuable, particularly in cases where we have limited ability to collect our own evidence. Social learning and physical reasoning abilities have both been proposed as the source of uniquely human cognition. How are these cues integrated by different species?