TY - JOUR
AU1 - Anderson, James
AU2 - Gallup, Gordon
AB - We review research on reactions to mirrors and self-recognition in nonhuman primates, focusing on methodological issues. Starting with the initial demonstration in chimpanzees in 1970 and subsequent attempts to extend this to other species, self-recognition in great apes is discussed with emphasis on spontaneous manifestations of mirror-guided self-exploration as well as spontaneous use of the mirror to investigate foreign marks on otherwise nonvisible body parts—the mark test. Attempts to show self-recognition in other primates are examined with particular reference to the lack of convincing examples of spontaneous mirror-guided self-exploration, and efforts to engineer positive mark test responses by modifying the test or using conditioning techniques. Despite intensive efforts to demonstrate self-recognition in other primates, we conclude that to date there is no compelling evidence that prosimians, monkeys, or lesser apes—gibbons and siamangs—are capable of mirror self-recognition.
TI - Mirror self-recognition: a review and critique of attempts to promote and engineer self-recognition in primates
JF - Primates
DO - 10.1007/s10329-015-0488-9
DA - 2015-09-04
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/mirror-self-recognition-a-review-and-critique-of-attempts-to-promote-ViF2x4j8MC
SP - 317
EP - 326
VL - 56
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -