Earlier this week there was an article in the NY Times on whether animals experience regret over their actions. A traditional behaviorist view would say that making such an attribution is just a case of anthopomorphizing while some hold the view that animals experience emotions comparable to humans, including regret. See:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/science/02tier.html?_r=1&ref=science SPOILER ALERT! The article ends witht he statement: |Do pet cats ever regret anything? I think that we can all agree on this one: NO. ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] P.S. Anyone else think that the movie "Alien" is the single best reason for not taking cats on space journeys? 2x ;-) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
