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The thinking ape : evolutionary origins of intelligence /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Byrne, Richard W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1995.
Subjects:
Intellect.
Animal intelligence.
Psychology, Comparative.
Human evolution.
Social evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Intelligence
Biological Evolution
Psychology, Comparative
Cultural Evolution
Intelligence.
Animaux > Intelligence.
Psychologie comparée.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Évolution sociale.
Évolution (Biologie)
evolution.
Animal intelligence
Human evolution
Intellect
Social evolution
Intelligenz
Evolution
Intelligentie.
Evolutie.
Inteligencia.
Psicologia comparada.
Comportamento social animal.
Evolucao humana.
Primatas (biologia)
Évolution.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the limits of fossil evidence
  • How to reconstruct evolutionary history
  • What is intelligence and what is it for? How animals learn
  • Why animals learn better in social groups
  • Imitative behaviour of animals
  • Understanding how things work
  • Understanding minds: doing and seeing, knowing and thinking
  • What use is a theory of mind?
  • planning and thinking ahead
  • Apes and language
  • Food for thought
  • Machiavellian intelligence
  • Testing the theories
  • Taking stock.