Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208300

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208300

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The nature of self-recognition: novel approaches to vexing questions. Mirror self-recognition has often been interpreted as evidence for the presence of some form of self-concept/awareness. Children from age 2 onwards investigate their own bodies after seeing a novel mark on their heads in the mirror (surreptitiously placed in their hair by the experimenter). Younger children and most animals do not respond to their images in such a way (instead, for example, treating it as another individual). The present experiments probe the nature of self-recognition using novel digital video technology rather than mirrors. This technology allows us to manipulate the contingency and appearance of the image. Five studies investigate the performance of 2 to 4-year-old children, autistic children, chimpanzees and dolphins to determine whether they recognize themselves and what underwrites their performance on the tasks. The innovative use of modern technology is expected to answer some of the most persistent questions in psychology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $165,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Behavioural And Cognitive Sciences | Psychology | Developmental Psychology And Ageing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural and cognitive sciences | Biological sciences | Developmental Psychology And Ageing | Other Behavioural And Cognitive Sciences | Psychology

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