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What monkeys can tell us about metacognition and mindreading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2009

Nate Kornell ,
Bennett L. Schwartz  and
Lisa K. Son
Nate Kornell
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA [email protected]://nkornell.bol.ucla.edu/
Bennett L. Schwartz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL [email protected]/~schwartb
Lisa K. Son
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Barnard College, New York, NY [email protected]://lisason.synthasite.com/index.php
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Abstract

Thinkers in related fields such as philosophy, psychology, and education define metacognition in a variety of different ways. Based on an emerging standard definition in psychology, we present evidence for metacognition in animals, and argue that mindreading and metacognition are largely orthogonal.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 150 - 151
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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