. Respond to my colleague post below who selected a different keyword topic than i did. Respond in one or more of the following ways to my colleague post.

• Ask a probing question and provide insight into how you would answer your question and why.
• Ask a probing question and provide the foundation, or rationale, for the question.
• Expand on your colleague's posting by offering a new perspective or insight.
• Agree with a colleague and offer additional (new) supporting information for consideration.
• Disagree with a colleague by respectfully discussing and supporting a different perspective.

Support reply to my colleagues' assignment post with at least one reference (textbook or other scholarly, empirical resources). You may state your opinion and/or provide personal examples; however, you must also back up your assertions with evidence (including in-text citations)

My thoughts on animal consciousness are that they are very aware of their surroundings and actions. For example, dogs are trained to use the bathroom outside instead of in the house. If they do and are punished for such action, they begin to learn causing them to understand which is acceptable and not. The meaning of consciousness I am using in this example is the state of realizing and understanding something, like being aware of an external object or surrounding. There are certain ways to measure animal consciousness such as perception, self-awareness, attention, memory, and metacognition. A great example of an animal with higher cognitive functions are dolphins. These animals can problem solve and learn certain gestures to communicate. This is a good example of understanding that some animals do share similar cognitive functions. I find it ethical to a certain extent of learning animals using updated technology, however I find it better to do so in their environment. Taking them out their environment is not ethical in my opinion.

reference

(animals think, therefore... aminmal minds, The economist, London, Vol.417 Issue 8969, Dec. 19, 2015