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  • Animal cognition
  • Avian problem-solving
  • Comparative psychology

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  • Birds exhibit remarkable problem-solving skills, particularly in vertical string-pulling tasks.
  • Hypotheses include mental simulation and embodied cognition via perceptual-motor feedback.
  • Kea parrots are known for exceptional performance in string-pulling tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test leading hypotheses of avian string-pulling cognition.
  • To investigate kea parrot performance in a horizontal connectivity task.
  • To determine the role of mental simulation versus perceptual-motor feedback.

Main Methods:

  • Kea parrots were presented with a horizontal string-pulling task.
  • The task involved one of two strings connected to a reward.
  • Performance was assessed before and after perceptual-motor feedback exposure.

Main Results:

  • Kea parrots failed the horizontal connectivity task in both conditions.
  • Results indicate a lack of mental simulation in kea.
  • Perceptual-motor feedback alone was insufficient for successful task completion.

Conclusions:

  • Kea do not appear to mentally simulate string-pulling actions.
  • Embodied cognition via feedback is insufficient for this specific task.
  • Complex cognitive interactions likely underlie avian problem-solving in string tasks.