Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are

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Anthropology : Questions on Chapters 1-5 of De Waal (2016) Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?

Using the book, say something about (give a definition and/or example of) each of the following terms.

What is the relevance of the term to understanding animals? If you use any external sources, you must cite them fully. It is fine to discuss this assignment with others or work in teams as long as you answer each part in your own words. Please type your responses.
1. Umwelt (page 6, 12)
2. Ecological Niche (6)
3. Behaviorism versus Ethology (27)
4. Instinct/innate behaviors (4,40)
5. Trial and error learning (56)
6. Operant conditioning (31)
7. Cognition (69)
8. Human exceptionalism/saltationist view versus evolutionary continuity/connection (13, 26, 43, 121-122)
9. Anthropomorphism versus anthropodenial (24 and 26)
10. Clever Hans Effect (45)
11. Anecdote (42, 67)
12. Homology versus analogy (75)

Fill in this table, to the best of your ability:

Behavior or cognitive ability	Species described in book	Briefly describe the field observation, experiment or anecdote	Page numbers
Self-recognition or self-awareness	elephant, chimpanzee	A mark placed on a sleeping animal; animal sees mark in the mirror and touches it repeatedly
Culture	Japanese Macaque		51
Inferential reasoning			54
Face recognition			70
Tool Making			77-83

Chapter 4: Language

1. Fill in this table, to the best of your ability:

Species	Skill or phenomenon and how studied	Conclusion
African Grey Parrot (Alex)	Ability to add, symbolism
Chimpanzee (Nim)
Gorilla (Koko)
Honeybees	Referential signaling - observation
Bobobo (Kanzi)
Eli and Cali (dogs)	Brain activation via MRI

2. What is Wernicke's area and how does it support the position of evolutionary continuity?

3. What is the FoxP2 gene and how does it support the position of evolutionary continuity?
Chapter 5:
1. What is neo-creationism and why does De Waal object to it?
2. How does De Wall use the iceberg metaphor to explain evolutionary continuity (125)?
3. Read the paragraph on page 129 that begins "Methodology..." What might this suggest not only about testing other animals, but testing people (for example, K-12 students)?
4. What is theory of mind (ToM) (130)? How has it been studied (give some examples)? What have we learned?
5. What is one more interesting thing you learned from Chapter 5?

Complete this worksheet using the book 1) De Waal, Frans (2016) Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? New York: W.W. Norton and Company Inc. (ISBN 978-0-393-24618-6)

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