The Curious Incident of the Capuchins

by J. David Smith,
Department of Psychology and Center for Cognitive Science, SUNY Buffalo

Michael J. Beran,
Language Research Center, Georgia State University

Justin J. Couchman,
Department of Psychology, SUNY Buffalo

Mariana V. C. Coutinho,
Department of Psychology, SUNY Buffalo

Joseph B. Boomer,
Department of Psychology, SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

In the mystery Silver Blaze, Sherlock Holmes draws the detective’s attention to the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. The detective reminds him that the dog did nothing in the night-time. Holmes replies: That was the curious incident. The incident is an important clue to the mystery’s solution. We draw everyone’s attention to the curious incident of the capuchins.

Keywords: uncertainty monitoring, metacognition, comparative cognition, decision making

Smith, J. D., Baen, M. J., Couchman, J. J., Coutinho, M. V. C., & Boomer, J. B. (2009). The Curious Incident of the Capuchins. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 4, 61-64. Retrieved from https://comparative-cognition-and-behavior-reviews.org/ doi:10.3819/ccbr.2009.40008