什么时候元认知在选择退出范式中演变?
Robin Watson1,2,3
1School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, 900 South Cady Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA. robin.o.watson@outlook.com.
Animal cognition
|October 22, 2024
概括
超认知,或对自己知识的意识,在特定条件下在动物中进化. 它在不确定的环境中出现,或者当低的成功率隐藏着高的回报时,它有助于决策.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学是进化的生物学.
- 动物认知动物的认知能力.
- 行为生态学 行为生态学
背景情况:
- 超认知 (对自己知识的意识) 在人类中至关重要,但其在动物中的进化起源仍然不清楚.
- 现有的研究表明,在各种物种中存在超认知判断的证据,但进化驱动因素很少被探索.
研究的目的:
- 研究进化压力有利于非人类动物的元认知.
- 通过选择退出范式来建模元认知演变的条件.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个基于选择退出范式的进化模型,动物可以在保证的回报或具有更高回报的危险任务之间进行选择.
- 模拟了偏见和元认知的共同进化,不同的任务奖励,成功概率,成功变化率以及元认知的成本.
主要成果:
- 超认知在两个关键场景中演变:任务成功的高环境变化和低平均成功与高奖励相结合.
- 识别了超认知有助于利用高价值机会的条件,这些机会在其他情况下很难获得.
结论:
- 进化不确定性是元认知发展的一个重要因素.
- 超认知还可以作为一种策略来识别和利用罕见的,高回报的机会,即使整体成功概率很低.
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