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How to solve the distinguishability problem: Triangulation without explicit training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2002

Robert W. Lurz
Robert W. Lurz
Affiliation:
Department of Social Sciences, Indian River Community College, Ft. Pierce, FL rlurz@ircc.cc.fl.us
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Abstract

Heyes's (1998) triangulation approach to distinguishing a “theory” of mind (ToM) from a “theory” of behavior (ToB) in chimpanzees fails. The ToB theorist can appeal to the explicit training sessions and analogical reasoning to explain/predict the chimpanzees' behaviors. An alternative triangulation experiment is sketched, demonstrating how the removal of such training sessions paves the way toward solving the distinguishability problem.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 2001 , pp. 1142 - 1143
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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