Reiss and Moreno 2001
Background
The study Reiss and Moreno 2001, by Diana Reiss and Lori Moreno, centers itself around the intelligence of animals. Specifically, Reiss and Moreno wanted to identify whether animals, other than humans and apes, were able to recognize themselves when looking at a mirrored surface. Until this study, no other animals had demonstrated mirror self recognition (MSR). Humans were found to not develop this ability before 18-24 months of age. If it was established that other animals (excluding apes) possess MSR, it would prove that humans and apes aren’t the only species to perceive their own identity.
While there have been promising results regarding dolphins’ ability to display MSR, prior to this experiment, the results have remained inconclusive. This uncertainty is based on problems with control methods capable of obtaining solid results in an animal that isn’t able to display self-recognition by touching a marked part of its body. If dolphins are able to exhibit MSR, this information may prove beneficial in helping to explain evolution and would be a huge breakthrough in determining if MSR capacity is a result …show more content…
From three 15-minute early sham-marking sessions, Subject 1 only had one 8-second bout of sham-related behavior at a reflective surface. While the dolphin investigated the area where it was sham-marked more often with late sham-marking, it quickly abandoned further self-directed behavior when it saw no sign of the mark, resulting in a more unreliable pattern of behavior and causing only one sham-marking session to occur in phase
Background
The study Reiss and Moreno 2001, by Diana Reiss and Lori Moreno, centers itself around the intelligence of animals. Specifically, Reiss and Moreno wanted to identify whether animals, other than humans and apes, were able to recognize themselves when looking at a mirrored surface. Until this study, no other animals had demonstrated mirror self recognition (MSR). Humans were found to not develop this ability before 18-24 months of age. If it was established that other animals (excluding apes) possess MSR, it would prove that humans and apes aren’t the only species to perceive their own identity.
While there have been promising results regarding dolphins’ ability to display MSR, prior to this experiment, the results have remained inconclusive. This uncertainty is based on problems with control methods capable of obtaining solid results in an animal that isn’t able to display self-recognition by touching a marked part of its body. If dolphins are able to exhibit MSR, this information may prove beneficial in helping to explain evolution and would be a huge breakthrough in determining if MSR capacity is a result …show more content…
From three 15-minute early sham-marking sessions, Subject 1 only had one 8-second bout of sham-related behavior at a reflective surface. While the dolphin investigated the area where it was sham-marked more often with late sham-marking, it quickly abandoned further self-directed behavior when it saw no sign of the mark, resulting in a more unreliable pattern of behavior and causing only one sham-marking session to occur in phase