The development of support intuitions and object causality in juvenile Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius)

dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Gabrielle L.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Rachael
dc.contributor.authorLoissel, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorCheke, Lucy G.
dc.contributor.authorClayton, Nicola S.
dc.contributor.funderSeventh Framework Programmeen
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-23T13:01:24Z
dc.date.available2017-02-23T13:01:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-05
dc.description.abstractKnowledge about the causal relationship between objects has been studied extensively in human infants, and more recently in adult animals using differential looking time experiments. How knowledge about object support develops in non-human animals has yet to be explored. Here, we studied the ontogeny of support relations in Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius), a bird species known for its sophisticated cognitive abilities. Using an expectancy violation paradigm, we measured looking time responses to possible and impossible video and image stimuli. We also controlled for experience with different support types to determine whether the emergence of support intuitions is dependent upon specific interactions with objects, or if reasoning develops independently. At age 9 months, birds looked more at a tool moving a piece of cheese that was not in contact than one that was in direct contact. By the age of 6 months, birds that had not experienced string as a support to hold up objects looked more at impossible images with string hanging from below (unsupported), rather than above (supported). The development of support intuitions may be independent of direct experience with specific support, or knowledge gained from interactions with other objects may be generalised across contexts.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSeventh Framework Programme (ERC Grant Agreement No. 3399933)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid40062
dc.identifier.citationDavidson, G., Miller, R., Loissel, E., Cheke, L. G. and Clayton, N. S. (2017) ‘The development of support intuitions and object causality in juvenile Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius)’, Scientific Reports, 7, 40062 (10pp). doi:10.1038/srep40062en
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep40062
dc.identifier.endpage10en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.journaltitleScientific Reportsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/3678
dc.identifier.volume7en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen
dc.rights© 2017, the Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectSupport relationsen
dc.subjectEurasian jayen
dc.subjectSupport intuitionsen
dc.titleThe development of support intuitions and object causality in juvenile Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius)en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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