Abstract
The prevailing view that there is significant cognitive continuity between humans and other animals is a result of misinterpretations of the role of evolution, combined with anthropomorphism. This combination has often resulted in an over-interpretation of data from animal experiments. Comparative psychology should do what the name indicates: study the cognitive capacities of different species empirically, without naive evolutionary presuppositions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 152-153 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Neuroscience(all)
- Psychology(all)
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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Minding the gap : Why there is still no theory in comparative psychology. / Wynne, Clive; Bolhuis, Johan J.
In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 31, No. 2, 04.2008, p. 152-153.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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