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On modes of learning in apex cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2025

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Bjorn Merker*
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Independent scholar, Kristianstad, Sweden bjornmerker@gmail.com
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Abstract

In canvassing the animal kingdom for cognitive capacity by a multitrait approach, much hinges on how traits are operationally defined. In my commentary, I call attention to problematic aspects of the perspective on learning, a central component of cognition, adopted by Coombs and Trestman in their phylogenetic survey of cognitive capacity.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e93
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