Aloha Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce the publication of the following paper on the
synergistic relationship of laboratory and field studies in the
investigation of dolphin cognition and behavior.
"Pack, A. A. (2010). The synergy of laboratory and field studies of
dolphin behavior and cognition. International Journal of Comparative
Psychology, 23, pp. 538-565."
The abstract is presented below:
Dolphin behavior and cognition have been studied in both the
laboratory and the wild. Laboratory
studies provide high levels of control over experimental variables and
the opportunity to investigate
the cognitive mechanisms of behavior. However, laboratory studies are
typically limited to a few
subjects. Field studies have the benefit of examining behavior and
social interactions among large
numbers of individuals. They can reveal how cognitive abilities are
expressed naturally, and can
provide external validity for observations in the laboratory. However,
there is typically less control
over experimental variables in field studies than in the laboratory.
Thus, a synergistic relationship has
emerged between laboratory and field studies of dolphin behavior and
cognition with each
contributing information and ideas to the other that can lead to new
questions and insights. This
relationship is demonstrated using four issues: a) the types of
percepts and mental representations
dolphins can form through echolocation; b) the complexity of
relationships that dolphins can
understand; c) the dolphin‟s competency in symbolic referential
communication; and d) the dolphin‟s
ability to manage joint attention through pointing and gazing.
Pdfs copies can be obtained from the following journal link http://comparativepsychology.org/ejournal.html#i234
or directly from [email protected].
Best regards and happy holidays,
Adam
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Adam A. Pack, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Psychology & Biology
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Mailing Address:
Psychology Department
University of Hawaii at Hilo
200 West Kawili St.
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Voice: 808-375-7892
email: [email protected]
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