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  2. Emotion in animals - Wikipedia

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    Observing the mechanisms that function in human emotion expression, Paul et al. suggest that concentration on similar mechanisms in animals can provide clear insights into the animal experience. They noted that in humans, cognitive biases vary according to emotional state and suggested this as a possible starting point to examine animal emotion ...

  3. Animal cognition - Wikipedia

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    Animal ability to process and respond to stimuli is correlated with brain size. Small-brain animals tend to show simple behaviors that are less dependent on learning than those of large-brained animals. Vertebrates, particularly mammals, have larger brains and complex behavior that changes with experience.

  4. Animal consciousness - Wikipedia

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    Animal consciousness, or animal awareness, is the quality or state of self-awareness within an animal, or of being aware of an external object or something within itself. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In humans, consciousness has been defined as: sentience , awareness , subjectivity , qualia , the ability to experience or to feel , wakefulness , having a sense ...

  5. Theory of mind in animals - Wikipedia

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    The study included an experiment in which a subordinate animal was allowed to choose between food that a dominant animal could also see and food that it could not; those who were subject to aggressive behaviour selected the food that the dominant animal could not see, suggesting that they are able to perceive a threat based on being within the ...

  6. 50 Hilarious Pets Who Don’t Quite Understand The Concept Of ...

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    “While kittens that receive extensive positive socialization during a critical developmental window (2-7 weeks) are more likely to form secure attachments,” says Worth, “individual cats can ...

  7. Cats vs Dogs: Reasons Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats - AOL

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    Dogs are better than cats. (Yeah, we said it.) We’re not going to apologize, as there are plenty of reasons why we think it’s true. Of course, this is a subjective matter, so feel free to move ...

  8. Comparative cognition - Wikipedia

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    In order for scientists to better understand cognitive function across a broad range of species they can systematically compare cognitive abilities between closely and distantly related species [4] Through this process they can determine what kinds of selection pressure has led to different cognitive abilities across a broad range of animals.

  9. Dogs can feel our emotions through our heart rate, according ...

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    This is the same for our dogs, too – as the team from the Department of Psychology and Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research found. A dog’s heart rate variability adapted to ...