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.

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.

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Main Author: Povinelli, Daniel J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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