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doi: 10.3758/s13420-019-00385-6.
A fish eye view of the mirror test
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- DOI: 10.3758/s13420-019-00385-6
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A fish eye view of the mirror test
Learn Behav.
2020 Jun.
Abstract
Reactions to a recent study suggesting that cleaner wrasse can pass the mirror self-recognition test (Kohda et al. in PLOS Biology, 17(2), e3000021, 2019) reveal more about scientists' biases than about self-awareness. Scientists should base conclusions about species' abilities based on the corpus of data on that species rather than on a single test or preconceived expectations based on phylogeny alone.
Keywords: Fish; Mirror self recognition; Speciesism.
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If a fish can pass the mark test, what are the implications for consciousness and self-awareness testing in animals?PLoS Biol. 2019 Feb 7;17(2):e3000021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000021. eCollection 2019 Feb. PLoS Biol. 2019. Update in: PLoS Biol. 2022 Feb 17;20(2):e3001529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001529. PMID: 30730878 Free PMC article. Updated.
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