When does metacognition evolve in the opt-out paradigm?

Abstract Metacognition (awareness of one’s own knowledge) is taken for granted in humans, but its evolution in non-human animals is not well understood. While there is experimental evidence of seemingly metacognitive judgements across species, studies rarely focus on why metacognition may have evolv...

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Main Author: Robin Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024-10-01
Series:Animal Cognition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-024-01910-5
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