ickplant@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoBonobos can "play pretend"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down10
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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·2 months agoDid the bonobo play pretend or did the scientists play pretend with an imaginary bonobo?
minus-squarespinnetrouble@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 months agoDang, we really need to control for these confounding variables
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoIt’s the same problem with double blind tests. Writing protocol when blindfolded is hard
minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoNot to mention, wearing both blindfolds at once is very uncomfortable on top of my glasses
minus-squarebryndos@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoMaybe test if they can play pin the tail on the donkey?
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBut how do you test it when you are blindfolded as well? Or is the donkey blindfolded? I don’t understand
minus-squarebryndos@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoin an omni-blind trial. Everyone is blindfolded including the donkey. Donkey is wearing protective synthetic skin except at the right spot. It’ll let you know.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’ve long contended that primates are, in principle, too stupid to be real.
Did the bonobo play pretend or did the scientists play pretend with an imaginary bonobo?
Dang, we really need to control for these confounding variables
It’s the same problem with double blind tests. Writing protocol when blindfolded is hard
Not to mention, wearing both blindfolds at once is very uncomfortable on top of my glasses
Maybe test if they can play pin the tail on the donkey?
But how do you test it when you are blindfolded as well? Or is the donkey blindfolded? I don’t understand
in an omni-blind trial. Everyone is blindfolded including the donkey. Donkey is wearing protective synthetic skin except at the right spot. It’ll let you know.
I’ve long contended that primates are, in principle, too stupid to be real.