An Outline of the Domestic Cat’s Cognitive Processes: Causal Thinking, Consciousness and Social Skills (Part Two)
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https://doi.org/10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2024.14.04Keywords:
cat, cognition, learning, perception, welfareAbstract
This reconstruction of the cognitive processes and structures of the domestic cat is written from the cognitive-zoopsychological perspective and focuses only on selected processes, abilities and mental aspects of the cat, which, in the author’s opinion, are a necessary condition for ensuring the animal’s maximum welfare. The main goal of the article is to confirm the thesis that the scientific recognition of the richness of the mental world provides evidence for the need to increase welfare by adequately enriching the environment in which our cat is kept. The text is divided into two main parts, with the reconstruction of the lower and separately higher cognitive processes in the cat’s mind. The first part of the article briefly discusses the ability of cats to learn and some perception processes. The second part focuses on causal thinking, the phenomenon of consciousness and the social competences of the
cat as well.
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