Allison L. Foote coauthored an experimental study of metacognition in rats with Jonathon D. Crystal. Rats classified the duration of a stimulus and could instead select a decline option. Preferential use of that option on difficult trials, together with comparisons of forced and accepted tests, made uncertainty-sensitive behavior measurable without asking for a verbal explanation. The interpretation requires considering associative alternatives as well as the monitoring account. [ref]
Metacognition in the rat by Allison L. Foote and Jonathon D. Crystal. 2007, duration-discrimination experiment and opt-out comparisons
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