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Does complex behaviour imply complex cognitive abilities?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2003

Kenny R. Coventry  and
John Clibbens
Kenny R. Coventry
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Centre for Thinking and Language, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom kcoventry@plymouth.ac.uk jclibbens@plymouth.ac.uk http://www,psychology.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/shome.asp?22 http://www,psychology.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/shome.asp?10
John Clibbens
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Centre for Thinking and Language, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom kcoventry@plymouth.ac.uk jclibbens@plymouth.ac.uk http://www,psychology.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/shome.asp?22 http://www,psychology.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/shome.asp?10
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Abstract

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In this commentary, we propose that the shifts in symmetry Wynn documents may be explained in terms of simpler mechanisms than he suggests. Furthermore, we argue that it is dangerous to draw definitive conclusions about the cognitive abilities of a species from the level of symmetry observed in the artefacts produced by that species.

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Type
Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 406
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press