Naslov
Little evidence that Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) protect their caches by responding to cues about a conspecific’s desire and visual perspective

Autori
Amodio, Piero ; Farrar, Benjamin G. ; Krupenye, Christopher ; Ostojić, Ljerka ; Clayton, Nicola S.

Izvornik
ELife (2050-084X) 10 (2021); E69647, 27

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
korvidi ; socijalna kognicija
(corvids ; social cognition)

Sažetak
Eurasian jays have been reported to protect their caches by responding to cues about either the visual perspective or current desire of an observing conspecific, similarly to other corvids. Here, we used established paradigms to test whether these birds can – like humans – integrate multiple cues about different mental states and perform an optimal response accordingly. Across five experiments, which also include replications of previous work, we found little evidence that our jays adjusted their caching behaviour in line with the visual perspective and current desire of another agent, neither by integrating these social cues nor by responding to only one type of cue independently. These results raise questions about the reliability of the previously reported effects and highlight several key issues affecting reliability in comparative cognition research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Psihologija, Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti)

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