Decoding Of The Primal Emotional Experiences Of Humans And Animals

All creatures, fishes, dogs, moths, etc.all have feelings and emotions. Just because people can’t see their emotions as easily as we can with a dog(such as their tail wagging and smiling) doesn’t mean that they don’t feel. Creatures such as these compare to humans in such ways as their emotions. These emotions could include a concerning topic for anyone, depression. People and creatures have common emotions, many people do not consider the creature's emotions, and these feelings should be considered. Therefore, living creatures have emotional appeals that are similar to humans and should be taken into account because we cannot ignore something with such huge importance as a living being’s state of mind.

Jeremy Rifkin provides many scientific experiments done on animals to support his claims of animals being similar to humans. I do not agree, animals may have characteristics and abilities to enhance some skills but they do not compare to the cognitive mentality of humans. Animals react based on instincts and energy. Although Rifkin uses the gorilla named Koko, Koko was an exception, she was involved in a controlled experiment. Humans react on cognitive thinking, if they were to react based on feelings or instincts one would be in a huge pickle.

“The Brains of the Animal Kingdom” by Frans De Waal is the first essay I have chosen. In this paper, De Waal, a professor of primate behavior at Emory University, writes about how some primates are smarter at performing a select task compared to a human. De Waal continues his research by incorporating evidence of animal intelligence with an anecdote about Kandula, a young elephant who would move a box to retrieve high hanging fruit. He also adds in Kyoto, the chimpanzee that could “recall a random series of nine numbers, from one to nine, and then tap them in the right order, even though the numbers had been displayed for just a fraction of a second (De Waal 302).” The results were compared to a human, who had more time and had to keep track of less numbers, and still Kyoto surpassed the human. De Waal utilizes his past experience and adds compelling evidence that creates a sense of validity in his writing, therefore making his point that humans underestimate the extent of animal ability.

According to this theory, living beings were classified on an ideal pyramid that represented the simplest animals on the lower levels, with complexity increasing progressively toward the top, occupied by human beings. In the Western world of the time, people believed animal species were eternal and immutable, created with a specific purpose, as this seemed the only possible explanation for the incredible variety of living beings and their surprising adaptation to their habitats. The book and study investigated animal behaviour and then compared human behaviour to it as a similar

The present paper is dedicated to explain and describe the different advances and developments achieved in canine cognition. It seems to be growing interest in the cognitive abilities of the domestic dog; this interest is, certainly not new; many researchers have been studying canine cognition for quite some time and the knowledge about this area has increased. Dogs were domesticated approximately 10,000 years ago (Vila, C., Savolainen, P., Maldonado, J, E., Amorin, I., R., Rice, J., E., et al. (1997). In our current society dogs are considered unique; since they are the primary animals chosen to help us, humans, in so many different ways. Dogs have been raised and trained to help us hunt, herd our livestock, protect our homes, also, dogs have become an important addition to the armed forces, service animals and, of course, dogs are our companions.

The components of cognition that Humans and Host can in common are all functions that shape how they interpret the world and the world interprets them. The declarative memory component of Long-Term memory operates very similarly to human memory. The components of a Host’s

Humans are distinguished by their relatively larger brain with its, prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes, which enable high levels of reasoning, language, problem solving, and culture through social learning. Human uses tools to a much higher degree of complexity than any other animal, and are the only known species to build fires and cook their food, as well as using cloths and also creating numerous other technologies and arts.

By Allen and Fortin finding that other species exhibit behavior of episodic memories, thic can further support the important evolutionary role that it serves. The idea that episodic memory can influence one’s behavior relates to the concept of how long-term memory is connected to working memory. From this perspective, this exemplifies how episodic memory can help individuals manipulate complex information through processes of reasoning. For instance, if a person is faced with a drought in their area, it would be beneficial to their survival and well-being to envision what might occur in the future; they could envision the potential loss of food sources and access points to water if it persists long enough. They could also think of the items

The structure of development of brain has always been interesting to study. There are various theories to how the brain has evolved since ancient times. Scientists consistently try to find new researches that helps us understand our past. Humans have much in common with animals biologically. We, humans share similar properties with animals, and of the many factors, morality and ethics are the driving forces that makes us humans unique to other animals. Although it has long been a debate to weather animals too have a sense of morality and ethics, or share a similar level of consciousness, it is widely recognized that humans have a greater level of language acquisition and emotional feelings. Many scientists have tried to prove such

We are different in several ways; we are the most complex system in the animal ecosphere. Although nature has made us alike, why are we different? Why we have different characteristic? What makes us different? And why do we need to be different? These differences make me reflect, furthermore, before being able to answer those questions firstly I must ask myself who we are and suggestively what we are.

To begin with, “The animal question” has been central to Western thought and philosophy since the publication of Aristotle’s The Animal History (350 BC) in which he establishes an intellectual conceptualization of species hierarchy, what is later called the Great Chain of Being. By placing Animals in a lower rank than God and humans, Aristotle justifies human’s dominion over the lower animals (5-7). Nevertheless, it is necessary to note that Aristotle does not consider humans as a different entity, or being, in comparison to animals. In his view, humans are only rational animals solely possessing the faculty of memory and instruction as well as the power of recollection (6). However, Over the years, an indivisible line between both categories has been dogmatically established by René Descartes based on the animal’s lack of the faculty of mind and conscious thought. Unlike humans (rational souls), animals are mere non-sentient automata denied self-consciousness and thought (Harrison 220). In addition, since feeling is included within the scope of the faculty of thinking, animals are incapable of experiencing any kind of pain or pleasure (222). Following the lead of Descartes, Martin Heidegger (1971) and Emmanuel Levinas (1990) have re-enforced the dogmatic

Social Cognitive came from the root of Edwin B. Holt and Harold Chapman Brown 's 1931 book “Animal Drive and The Learning Process”(Lent, Steven, Gail, 1994). Although, “American psychologists Albert Bandura (1986, 1998, 2000) and Walter Mischel

Another way to distinguish humans from other animals is through a cognitive viewpoint. The capacity of human cognition is unique when compared to other animals, and is most evidently seen through the ability to communicate via language. Finally, on the cultural measure, humans are unique and distinctive in their willingness to increase the chance of survival through limiting their offspring.

What are some of the characteristics that makes humans a distinct species? According to National Geographic’s article, “Minds of Their Own”, higher capability human-like characteristics include, “good memory, a grasp of grammar and symbols, self-awareness, understanding others ' motives, imitating others, and being creative” (Morell). Because humans possess all these skills we automatically assume we are the dominant race. What if we knew animals possessed these skills as well? Would we still think we are superior? The fact is that, animals share and express human-like capabilities.

Having the largest frontal lobe of any animal, letting us process complex and abstract thoughts, we humans have a clear advantage when it comes to understanding our world (Lewis). It is a sad case when the human mind is not trained to make the most of it. Understanding our world is as fundamental to the human race as swimming is to fish. As John Dewey put it “...This process begins unconsciously almost at birth, and is continually shaping the individual 's powers, saturating his consciousness, forming his habits, training his ideas, and arousing his feelings and emotions”.