Mirror test
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The mirror test—sometimes called the mark test, mirror self-recognition test, red spot technique, or rouge test—is a behavioral technique developed in 1970 by American psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr. t
The hamadryas baboon is one of many primate species that has been administered the mirror test.
European magpies have demonstrated mirror self-recognition.
A human child exploring his reflection
Self-awareness
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In the philosophy of self, self-awareness is the awareness and reflection of one's own personality or individuality, including traits, feelings, and behaviors. It is not to be confused with consciousn
The Painter and the Buyer (1565). In this drawing by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, the painter is thought to be a self-portrait.
Major brain structures implicated in autism
The mirror test is a simple measure of self-awareness.