Sunday, January 23, 2011

Interesting Fact 14: They Know

Metacognition - the ability to think about your thinking - has now been shown in monkeys, dolphins, and rats.  Monkeys can assess how hard a memory task will be for them and wager food accordingly.  In other words, they know when to hold and when to fold.

- Matthew Hutson, Psychology Today (August 2007)

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