The theory can explain this behaviour in several ways. A first possibility is
that the master is integrated in the dog's PSM. The dog builds a defence model
of the master, which, at the simulation of the bear attack, fails to find a
successful solution. Simulating the attack of the cubs, the prediction appears
that the bear will save the cubs and forget about the shepherd. This
explanation is clearly a sign of intelligence (long-range model). It is a bit
too complex for a dog (it is even surprising even for humans).
Another variant is that after the model to attack the bear failed, the dog
attacked the cubs because it was less dangerous. This means that the master
was not in the PSM.
Another variant exists in which the dog has participated previously in an
attack of several dogs against a mother-bear, and in that attack, it saw that
the bear runs with the cubs when the cubs are attacked. This variant again
does not consider the shepherd. This seems to be the most probable
explanation.
Another variant exists in which the shepherd is not considered, and the dog
attacks anything weaker than itself.
Let's continue the analysis of dogs. It is known that dogs are very faithful
to their master. This suggests that they can introduce the master into their
PSM. However, the fact that some dogs can be faithful to several masters
(successively) suggests that they can rewrite the PSM. This is really unusual.
The fact that dogs introduce the master in the PSM is clearly demonstrated by
the observation that some dogs die to save their master (they are not afraid
of death). According to the theory, this can happen only if the masters are on
the same priority level with their own being.
There are fights with dogs, when dogs fight to death. It is interesting to see
if the motivation can or can't be given by a protection model of the master,
or by an instinct, which does not take the master into account.
The elephant
The brain of the elephant could be bigger than the human brain. From this
follows that its organization is primitive. A way to explain this is the
reduced capacity of the elephant brain to build concept models. If this is
true, he uses a huge capacity of the brain to build pure image models. The
term "elephant memory" can be associated with this feature. Thus, if it built
concept model, the elephant should be able to identify only limited landmarks
of the places it passes by. Using pure image models, it memorizes each tree
and each branch. This is a totally inefficient mode of brain functioning.
Monkeys
Experiments show that, in a controlled environment, some monkeys build and
operate some primitive symbolic models. They might implement this function by
software, based on image models. However, these very singular examples prove
their incapacity to evolve towards a symbolic model, in fact.
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