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30 years after the publication of his seminal book, 'The Thinking Ape', Richard Byrne develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of human abilities to understand the world of objects and other people. Defining mental representation and computation as 'insight', he reviews...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Byrne, Richard W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Insight.
Problem solving.
Primates > Evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Primates.
Subconsciousness.
Intuition
Problem Solving
Biological Evolution
Primates
Unconscious, Psychology
Résolution de problème.
Primates > Évolution.
Évolution (Biologie)
Inconscient.
evolution.
Primates (order)
unconscious.
Subconsciousness
Insight
Primates > Evolution
Problem solving
Electronic books.
Fulltext.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:30 years after the publication of his seminal book, 'The Thinking Ape', Richard Byrne develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of human abilities to understand the world of objects and other people. Defining mental representation and computation as 'insight', he reviews the evidence for this skill in the cognition of animals.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations (some color
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191820281
0191820288
0191074063
9780191074066