Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds

Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by slowmovintarget on Monday June 17, 2024 @09:03PM (#40713010)

As a parent also, I think it simply varies from child to child. There is a point in time between vision developing and object permanence being learned where peek-a-boo is absolutely magic.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by lolinder on Monday June 17, 2024 @09:44PM (#40713259)

Peek-a-boo is a ton of fun with infants but I don't buy the explanation that it has to do with object permanence. At the same stage where peek-a-boo is hilarious my kids have also each been perfectly capable of watching me hide something and then going looking for it.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by jprete on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @09:50AM (#40717853)

OT but maybe peekaboo works on the emotional tension and release of potential threats being revealed as friendly faces.

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Re:Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds by wizzwizz4 on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @01:53PM (#40730690)

Or maybe it's just a fun game.

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