Learning process by goldfish and its use of a local site as a map

The issue we address is whether an animal knows or understands the significance of learning. We constructed an animal’s own conceptualization via resolving a paradox underlying the process of learning. We found a kind of self-similar pattern in the behavior of goldfish resolving a paradoxical experi...

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Published inBioSystems Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 91 - 104
Main Authors Mizukami, Etsuo, Gunji, Yukio-Pegio, Migita, Masao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.1999
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Animals
Anthropomorphism and mechanistic thinking
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Color
Discrimination (Psychology)
Goldfish - physiology
Learning - physiology
Models, Psychological
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Paradox
Power law
Reward
Paradox
Anthropomorphism and mechanistic thinking
Power law
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Summary:The issue we address is whether an animal knows or understands the significance of learning. We constructed an animal’s own conceptualization via resolving a paradox underlying the process of learning. We found a kind of self-similar pattern in the behavior of goldfish resolving a paradoxical experimental problem. The pattern can be considered as a solution to the paradox in the experiment. An animal’s own learning should be revised through solving paradoxes. The dualism of mechanistic thinking and vitalism can thus be avoided.
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ISSN:0303-2647
1872-8324
DOI:10.1016/S0303-2647(99)00064-7