Monkey Metacognitive Illusion Data from Match-to-Sample Task

Data from a study investigating metacognitive illusions in monkeys using a match-to-sample task. The dataset contains information on monkey confidence wagers and accuracy when perceptual fluency of stimuli was manipulated. It was authored by Stephen Ferrigno and published in 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between confidence wagers and perceptual fluency manipulations to study heuristic cues in animal metacognition.
• Compare trial-by-trial accuracy scores with pre- or post-trial confidence wagers to assess metacognitive monitoring.
• Investigate patterns in monkey responses to test susceptibility to metacognitive illusions similar to humans.

Strengths

• Data originates from a published scientific study on primate comparative cognition.
• Focuses on the specific phenomenon of metacognitive illusions, a novel area of evidence in animal cognition.
• Includes behavioral measures for both task accuracy and confidence judgments.

Limitations

• The dataset size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown, limiting analytical scope.
• Data is from a controlled laboratory experiment, which may not generalize to naturalistic settings.
• The temporal coverage and number of animal subjects are not specified.

Provenance

Source

Dryad digital repository.

Collection Method

Collected from a controlled match-to-sample task experiment with monkeys.

Freshness

Last updated in June 2020.