Evolution of Communication Simulation of Adaptive Behavior – Project Report

By Ken Webb. 2004

Subfields: Reinforcement Learning, Cognitive Science & Psychology

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Alignment of Language Agents (2021, background): “In taking the above definition of deception, we have taken a perspective known as a form of functional deception (Hauser, 1996), where it’s not necessary to have the cognitive underpinnings of intention and belief, as in the perspective of intentional deception (Hauser, 1996), where the signaler is…”
Artificial Life (2019, methodology): “Many birds give off specific vocalizations when they encounter food or sense danger [72].”
Theory of Mind for a Humanoid Robot (2002, background): “This also corresponds to the phylogeny of imitation; no nonhuman primate has ever been documented to display imitative behavior under general conditions (Hauser, 1996).”
Genotype–environment interaction and the reliability of mating signals (2004, background): “…e.g. Backwell et al. 2000), and partially withholding information or identity can sometimes be in a transmitter’s best interest (Johnstone 1997), animal communications are generally expected to result in a net benefit to both signaller and receiver (see Hauser 1996; Bradbury & Vehrencamp 1998).”
Multiple sexual advertisements honestly reflect health status in peacocks (Pavo cristatus) (2005, background): “ing season, whereas behavioral courtships are signals that can be switched ‘on’ and ‘off’ depending on the male motivational level and sexual interest (Hauser 1996; Kodric-Brown and Nicoletto 2001).”
‘The bone is mine’: affective and referential aspects of dog growls (2010, background): “Most of the commonly encountered acoustic signals are graded and carry information about the caller’s inner state; accordingly, they are considered to be nonreferential (Hauser 1996).”
Launching Language: The Gestural Origin of Discrete Infinity (2002, background): “The preceding discussion takes for granted a capacity for vocal imitation, or vocal learning, that is unique among primates to humans (Hauser 1996).”
The evolution of the language faculty: clarifications and implications. (2005, methodology): “Crucially, questions of mechanism are distinct from and orthogonal to questions of adaptive function (Tinbergen, 1963), a point clearly distinguished by Hauser (1996).”
Pragmatics, modularity and mindreading (2002, background): “Much animal communication is purely coded: for example, the bee dance used to indicate the direction and distance of nectar (von Frisch, 1967; Hauser, 1996).”
Acoustic Communication in Insects and Anurans: Common Problems and Diverse Solutions (2002, background): “For instance, Hauser (1996) adopts a much more cognitive approach and includes discussions of signal meaning.”
Information content of female chemical signals in the wolf spider, Schizocosa ocreata: male discrimination of reproductive state and receptivity (2005, background): “Numerous studies have shown that the information content of chemical signals may allow receivers to discriminate conspecifics from heterospecifics, recognize predators, ascertain colony membership, kin, family and individual identity, and determine the sex, reproductive state, dominance status or st”
Tactical use of unimodal and bimodal communication by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (2004, background): “…after some experience in the critical transfer conditions (suggesting that they are learning the discrimination during transfer, rather than transferring an acquired discrimination) or fail to acquire a discrimination at all (Hauser 1996, page 593; Povinelli & Eddy 1996; Call & Tomasello 1999).”
Spacing and group coordination in a nocturnal primate, the golden brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis): the role of olfactory and acoustic signals (2005, background): “The individuals use rich repertoires of visual, auditory, tactile and olfactory signals for social communication (Zimmermann 1992; Hauser 1996; Fleagle et al. 1999).”
Communication of emotions in vocal expression and music performance: different channels, same code? (2003, background): “10; Scherer, 1985), a case could be made that most animal vocalizations involve motivational states that are closely related to emotions (Goodall, 1986; Hauser, 2000; Marler, 1977; Ploog, 1986; Richman, 1987; Scherer, 1985; Snowdon, 2003).”
Natural Pragmatics and Natural Codes (2003, background): “Hauser (1996: 495-6) does not regard the two approaches as mutually exclusive: " …the debate actually confuses two levels of analysis.”