There was a study using pigeons, where researchers attempted to reduce MSR to a matter of conditioning, that is, they claimed that the ability to recognize oneself in a mirror could be learned.

有一项研究是用鸽子进行的：实验中，研究人员试图把 MSR 归结为条件反射，也就是说，他们声称在镜子里认出自己的能力是可以习得的。