Corvid Re-Caching with Theory of Mind
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2015-01-30
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Scrub jays, crows and other birds show intelligent behaviour. The most remarkable behaviour is re-caching.
These birds cache their food when they have plenty and if they are watched by a conspeci c while doing this,
they might re-cache it. This thesis will discuss whether simulation theory is a plausible explanation for recaching
behaviour. This explanation is chosen because of the biological plausibility of simulation theory. The
explanation is tested by simulating experiments done on real birds that showed re-cache changes depending
on the situation. These experiments will be done in a modi ed version of an already existing simulation
used to test stress as a possible explanation. The results show that the virtual birds in the simulation
behave similar to the real birds which means that simulation theory is a plausible explanation for re-caching
behaviour. To be able to test this with real birds certain prediction have been made that can be used in
future experiments.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen