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Primate cognition: attention, episodic memory, prospective memory, self-control, and metacognition as examples of cognitive control in nonhuman primates.
Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci. 2016 Sep; 7(5):294-316.WI

Abstract

Primate Cognition is the study of cognitive processes, which represent internal mental processes involved in discriminations, decisions, and behaviors of humans and other primate species. Cognitive control involves executive and regulatory processes that allocate attention, manipulate and evaluate available information (and, when necessary, seek additional information), remember past experiences to plan future behaviors, and deal with distraction and impulsivity when they are threats to goal achievement. Areas of research that relate to cognitive control as it is assessed across species include executive attention, episodic memory, prospective memory, metacognition, and self-control. Executive attention refers to the ability to control what sensory stimuli one attends to and how one regulates responses to those stimuli, especially in cases of conflict. Episodic memory refers to memory for personally experienced, autobiographical events. Prospective memory refers to the formation and implementation of future-intended actions, such as remembering what needs to be done later. Metacognition consists of control and monitoring processes that allow individuals to assess what information they have and what information they still need, and then if necessary to seek information. Self-control is a regulatory process whereby individuals forego more immediate or easier to obtain rewards for more delayed or harder to obtain rewards that are objectively more valuable. The behavioral complexity shown by nonhuman primates when given tests to assess these capacities indicates psychological continuities with human cognitive control capacities. However, more research is needed to clarify the proper interpretation of these behaviors with regard to possible cognitive constructs that may underlie such behaviors. WIREs Cogn Sci 2016, 7:294-316. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1397 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.

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Beran MJ
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Menzel CR
Language Research Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Parrish AE
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Perdue BM
Department of Psychology, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, USA.
Sayers K
Language Research Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Smith JD
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Washburn DA
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

MeSH

AnimalsAttentionBehavior, AnimalCognitionHumansMemory, EpisodicMetacognitionPrimatesSelf-Control

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27284790

Citation

Beran, Michael J., et al. "Primate Cognition: Attention, Episodic Memory, Prospective Memory, Self-control, and Metacognition as Examples of Cognitive Control in Nonhuman Primates." Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science, vol. 7, no. 5, 2016, pp. 294-316.
Beran MJ, Menzel CR, Parrish AE, et al. Primate cognition: attention, episodic memory, prospective memory, self-control, and metacognition as examples of cognitive control in nonhuman primates. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci. 2016;7(5):294-316.
Beran, M. J., Menzel, C. R., Parrish, A. E., Perdue, B. M., Sayers, K., Smith, J. D., & Washburn, D. A. (2016). Primate cognition: attention, episodic memory, prospective memory, self-control, and metacognition as examples of cognitive control in nonhuman primates. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science, 7(5), 294-316. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1397
Beran MJ, et al. Primate Cognition: Attention, Episodic Memory, Prospective Memory, Self-control, and Metacognition as Examples of Cognitive Control in Nonhuman Primates. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci. 2016;7(5):294-316. PubMed PMID: 27284790.
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