What Young Chimpanzees Know About Seeing

Informationen zum Autor Daniel J. Povinelli is Professor of Biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After studying as an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he received his B.S. in Anthropology with a minor in Zoology - 1986 -, he studied Physical Anthropology and earned his doctorate from Yale University - 1991. Klappentext Previous experimental research has suggested that chimpanzees may understand some of the epitemological aspects of visual perception, such as how the perceptual act of seeing can have internal mental consequences for an individual's state of knowledge. Other research suggests that chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates may understand visual perception at a simpler level; that is, they may at least understand seeing as a mental event that subjectively anchors organisms to the external world. However, these results are ambiguous and are open to several interpretations. In this Monograph, we report the results of 15 studies that were conducted with chimpanzees and preschool children to explore their knowledge about visual perception. Zusammenfassung Research suggests chimpanzees may understand some of the epitemological aspects of visual perception! such as how the perceptual act of seeing can have internal several interpretations. These 15 studies were conducted with chimpanzees and young children on their understanding of visual perception. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abstract. Reconstructing the Evolution of Psychological Development. Understanding Visual Perception. Understanding Who Can See You: Preliminary Investigations. Understanding Who Can See You: Further Investigations. Assessing Validity with Young Children. Conclusions. Appendix. References. Acknowledgments. Commentary On Not Understanding Minds (R. Peter Hobson) Chimpanzee Social Cognition (Michael Tomasello) Relay Growing Up Ape (Daniel J. Povinelli) Contributors Statement of Editorial Policy ...

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• Authors: Timothy Eddy, Timothy (University of Southwestern Louisiana Eddy, Timothy J. Eddy, Povinelli, Daniel Povinelli, Daniel (University of Southwestern Loui Povinelli, Daniel (University of Southwestern Louisiana Povinelli, Daniel Eddy Povinelli, Daniel J. Povinelli, Daniel J. Eddy Povinelli, Dj Povinelli, POVINELLI DANIEL J EDDY TIMOTHY
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2000
• EAN: 9780631224525
• ISBN: 978-0-631-22452-5
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Monographs of the Society for; Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works