The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science
Online ISSN : 2188-7977
Print ISSN : 0287-7651
ISSN-L : 0287-7651
Evaluation of Animal "Intelligence" by University Students
Sadahiko NAKAJIMA
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1992 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 27-30

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The "intelligence" of sixty kinds of animals was rated by university students (N=117) using a 100-point scale. Although the results generally corresponded with the so-called "phylogenetic scale" from "amoeba" to "chimpanzee," several interesting points were observed. First, "Japanese monkey" was rated higher than "orangutan" and "gorilla." Second, "dog" and "dolphin" were rated as high as the Primates. Third, mimic birds and social insects were rated higher than other birds and insects, respectively. Finally, a kind of fish ("shark") was rated higher than a mammal ("mole").
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© 1992 The Japanese Psychonomic Society
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