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Significant uncertainty is common in nature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2004

Donald R. Griffin
Donald R. Griffin*
Affiliation:
Concord Field Station, Harvard University, Bedford, MA 01730
*
griffin@fas.harvard.edu
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Abstract:

In animals' natural lives, uncertainty is normal; and certainty, exceptional. Evaluating ambiguous information is essential for survival: Does what is seen, heard, or smelled mean danger? Does that gesture mean aggression or fear? Is he confident or uncertain? If they are conscious of anything, the content of animals' awareness probably includes crucial uncertainties, both their own and those of others.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , June 2003 , pp. 346
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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