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Self-control in crows, parrots and nonhuman primates.


ABSTRACT: Self-control is critical for both humans and nonhuman animals because it underlies complex cognitive abilities, such as decision-making and future planning, enabling goal-directed behavior. For instance, it is positively associated with social competence and life success measures in humans. We present the first review of delay of gratification as a measure of self-control in nonhuman primates, corvids (crow family) and psittacines (parrot order): disparate groups that show comparable advanced cognitive abilities and similar socio-ecological factors. We compare delay of gratification performance and identify key issues and outstanding areas for future research, including finding the best measures and drivers of delayed gratification. Our review therefore contributes to our understanding of both delayed gratification as a measure of self-control and of complex cognition in animals. This article is categorized under: Cognitive Biology > Evolutionary Roots of Cognition Psychology > Comparative Psychology.

SUBMITTER: Miller R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852083 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Self-control in crows, parrots and nonhuman primates.

Miller Rachael R   Boeckle Markus M   Jelbert Sarah A SA   Frohnwieser Anna A   Wascher Claudia A F CAF   Clayton Nicola S NS  

Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science 20190520 6


Self-control is critical for both humans and nonhuman animals because it underlies complex cognitive abilities, such as decision-making and future planning, enabling goal-directed behavior. For instance, it is positively associated with social competence and life success measures in humans. We present the first review of delay of gratification as a measure of self-control in nonhuman primates, corvids (crow family) and psittacines (parrot order): disparate groups that show comparable advanced co  ...[more]

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