Title Folk physics for apes : the chimpanzee's theory of how the world works / Daniel J. Povinelli ; in collaboration with James E. Reaux, Laura A. Theall, and Steve Giambrone

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 391 pages) : illustrations Summary From children's behaviour, we can see that humans know a surprising amount about physical principles from an early age. The same behaviour has been observed in primates. This text examines how apes perceive and understand the physical world Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-364) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Chimpanzees -- Behavior Chimpanzees -- Psychology Tool use in animals. Psychology, Comparative. Cognition. Problem solving. Chimpanzees. Pan troglodytes -- psychology Cognition Problem Solving Psychology, Comparative Psychomotor Performance Pan troglodytes cognition. Pan troglodytes (species) Problem solving Cognition Chimpanzees Chimpanzees -- Behavior Chimpanzees -- Psychology Psychology, Comparative Tool use in animals Schimpanse Vergelijkende psychologie. Natuurkunde. Primaten. Cognitiewetenschap. Evolutionary psychology. Gereedschappen. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780198572190 0198572190 9780191584978 0191584975

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