Can we be too uncertain about uncertainty responses?
Smith et al. propose that the most parsimonious explanation for identical responses of humans and nonhumans under the same conditions is not always the simplest cognitive explanation but could be the one that has the most logical consistency across species. The authors provide convincing evidence and a reasonable argument for declarative consciousness as a shared psychological property in humans, monkeys, and dolphins.
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Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program, and Living Links Center for the Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution, Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 lmarino@emory.edu http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/i/people/marino.html.