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74Secondary emotions in non-primate species? Behavioural reports and subjective claims by animal ownersCognition and Emotion 22 (1): 3-20. 2008.A defining characteristic of primary emotions is that they occur in wide variety of species. Secondary emotions are thought to be restricted to humans and other primates. We report evidence from two studies investigating claims of primary and secondary emotions in non-primate species. Study 1. We surveyed 907 owners about emotions that they had observed in their animal. Participants reported primary emotions more frequently than secondary emotions and self-conscious emotions more frequently than…Read more
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30Proximity and gaze influences facial temperature: a thermal infrared imaging studyFrontiers in Psychology 5. 2014.
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14Seeing a Blush on the Visible and Invisible Spectrum: A Functional Thermal Infrared Imaging StudyFrontiers in Human Neuroscience 11. 2017.
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Participants don't need theories : Knowing minds in engagementTheory and Psychology 14 (5): 647-665. 2004.The theory-theory is not supported by evidence in the everyday actions of infants and toddlers whose lives a Theory of Mind is meant radically to transform. This paper reviews some of these challenges to the theory-theory, particularly from communication and deception. We argue that the theory’s disconnection from action is both inevitable and paradoxical. The mind–behaviour dualism upon which it is premised requires a conceptual route to knowing minds and disallows a real test of the theory th…Read more
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