Inside the task
Choice tasks, memory tests and human cues, read closely so the setup comes before the verdict.
Describe the task first.
Inside the task explains how animal cognition experiments are built before asking what they show. The pieces cover choice tasks, memory tests, human cues that can steer a dog and why an animal might stop taking part. Nora Vance reads each study for its sample size and keeps the conclusion as narrow as the evidence.
Articles in this section
Inside the task · Diagram explainer
What can a choice task tell us about an animal?
Updated · 7 min read
Inside the task · Methods note
The hidden role of human cues in dog experiments
Updated · 8 min read
Inside the task · Methods glossary
Memory tasks without an intelligence league table
Updated · 7 min read
Inside the task · Short research note
Why an animal might stop taking part in a study
Updated · 5 min read
Inside the task · Research methods analysis
A small sample, a narrow conclusion: reading animal cognition studies
Updated · 6 min read