AR-News: NEW RESEARCH FINDS SOME ANIMALS SHOW DOUBT

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New research from the University at Buffalo shows that some animals feel 
"doubt," or they “know when they don't know something." 
One of the important questions in the field of animal and human psychology is 
whether this metacognitive capacity is uniquely human, or whether animals 
could demonstrate a capacity for metacognition if they could report their 
uncertainty or doubt when confronted with a difficult trial or situation.






full story:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502366/

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cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness."
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