连续或离散的大小? 猫,狗和人类之间的比较研究
Mireia Solé Pi1, Luz A Espino1, Péter Szenczi2,3
1Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
PloS one
|October 1, 2025
概括
量歧视在物种之间有所不同. 猫和人类表现出基于数量或形状的偏好,而狗并不能始终区分刺激,这表明生态环境影响决策.
科学领域:
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 比较心理学比较心理学
- 动物行为 动物行为
背景情况:
- 量差别是一种基本的认知能力.
- 各种物种的不同之处在于它们是否依赖于数值或连续大小的线索来做出决定.
- 了解这些差异可以揭示认知的演变.
研究的目的:
- 调查数量或总面积是否影响猫,狗和人类的选择.
- 通过自发选择范式,在这些物种中比较决策过程.
- 探索形状偏好在数量歧视中的作用.
主要方法:
- 采用了双向自发选择模式.
- 食物刺激被用于猫和狗;图像刺激用于人类.
- 刺激的比率 (0.5和0.67) 和形状变化被系统地操纵.
主要成果:
- 猫更喜欢更大的食物量,比率为0.5,但不是0.67.
- 无论比例如何,狗都没有区分食物数量.
- 人类几乎完美地区分数量;狗和人类表现出形状偏好 (例如,圆形).
- 人类的反应时间因刺激特性而异,与猫和狗不同.
结论:
- 量估计不是普遍处理的;它受到物种生态环境的影响.
- 关于数量的决策策略在猫,狗和人类之间有很大的差异.
- 未来的研究应该在不同的背景和动机状态中探索数量估计.
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