Smarter through group living?

Wild Australian magpies living (or growing up) in larger social groups take fewer trials to solve a battery of four cognitive tests than those living (or growing up) in smaller groups. The tests all draw on a common underlying factor, but is this factor cognitive or motivational?

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smulders, Tom V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
Materias:
Outlook
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6877700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29992421
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13420-018-0335-0
Descripción
Sumario:Wild Australian magpies living (or growing up) in larger social groups take fewer trials to solve a battery of four cognitive tests than those living (or growing up) in smaller groups. The tests all draw on a common underlying factor, but is this factor cognitive or motivational?

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