Animal Intelligence: Understanding Cognition and Sentience

What is the main focus of the passage on animal intelligence?

• The relationship between brain size and intelligence

• The ethical implications of animal sentience

• The historical debate on animal cognition

• The definition of intelligence

Which philosopher argued that animals were 'automata' or mindless machines?

• Aristotle

• Rene Descartes

• Plato

• Socrates

What does the Latin word 'intelligens' mean?

• Insightful or understanding

• Recognition and knowledge

• Perception and realization

• Mindless machines

What is metacognition in the context of animal cognition?

• The ability to use tools

• Reflecting on one's own perceptions and experiences

• The speed of information processing

• Social organization in animals

Why is the study of animal cognition important according to the passage?

• It helps in understanding the brain size of animals

• It reveals the complex cognitive abilities of animals

• It focuses on the historical debate of animal intelligence

• It provides a universally accepted definition of intelligence