20-27 August 2005. Budapest, Hungary
 

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    Reference number: 19
    Parallels in the evolution of social cognition

    		Date: 26th August AM
    The term social cognition in its broader sense integrates a wide range of social phenomena from the innately prepared „low level” mechanisms (e.g. conspecific recognition) to the question of how complex mental representations (mind-reading mechanisms) affect and control behaviour in the course of social interactions.

    In line with the modern renaissance of cognitive ethology there is an increased interest in how challenges of social living have formed the cognitive structures that control social behaviours of the species under study. In addition to the traditional ape-human comparisons, experimental observations on dolphins, social birds and dogs have recently led to the rediscovery of the importance of investigating social cognitive processes in a comparative, functional and evolutionary framework.

    This symposium is aimed to present social cognitive abilities of different species in order to broaden our understanding of evolutionary emergence of social cognition.

    Keywords: cognitive ethology, mammals, cognition, evolution, theory of mind

    Organizer(s):
    N J Emery University of Cambridge Sub-department of Animal Behaviour
    J Topál Comparative Ethology Research Group Hung. Acad. Sci.

    Oral presentations:
    10.00-10.20Emery NJ - Evolution of Social Reasoning: Common themes and future prospects
    10.20-10.40Fujita K, Kuroshima H, Hattori Y - Social intelligence in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)
    10.40-11.00Kaminski J, Bräuer J, Call J, Tomasello M - Domestic dogs take the visual perspective of humans
    11.00-11.20Tomonaga M - Comparative development of social cognition: From the chimpanzee's eye view
    - Coffee break -
    11.40-12.00Topal J, Virányi Zs, De Rosa C - What is to be a learner? The role of "teaching effect" in human-dog communication
    12.00-12.20Skollar G, Fedor A, Csóka Sz, Szerencsy N - Dominant and submissive strategies during object permanence tests with Atelinae and Hylobatidae – a case of deception in gibbons
    12.20-12.40Tsutsumi S, Tomonaga M, Fujita K - Infant monkeys' theory of animacy: The role of eyes and fluffiness
    Posters:
    Federspiel IG, Gajdon GK, Huber L - Do keas (Nestor notabilis) switch from unprofitable cooperative behaviour to alternative solutions?
    Kuroshima H, Hattori Y, Takeno K, Fujita K - Do capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) have sense of fairness?
    Schloegl CS, Bugnyar T - Ravens (Corvus corax) perform similar to chimpanzees but unlike dogs in an object ? choice task
    Takahashi M, Ushitani T, Fujita K - Inference in a social context in two non-social species, tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) and hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)
    Watve MG - Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) can differentiate between a predator who knows and who knows not