Home
Log In
Shipping
Information
Contact Us
Advanced Search
DISEASES & HEALTH CONDITIONS->
GENERAL HEALTH->
MEDICAL & SURGICAL->
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES->
MENTAL HEALTH
->
NURSING->
NURSING EQUIPMENT
PHARMACEUTICAL->
Stemcells
VETERINARY->
CHARTS & MODELS
VOUCHERS
CLEARANCE TITLES
FEATURED PRODUCTS ...
Home
/
MENTAL HEALTH
/
Psychology
/
Folk Physics for Apes
Psychology
Product 979/3190
Previous
Return to the Product List
Next
Folk Physics for Apes
larger image
ISBN 9780198572206
Author: POVINELLI
Publ Date: 2000-12-01
Edition:
Binding: Hardback
$195.65
Sale: $176.09
Save: 10% off
+ GST
Add to Cart:
'The results presented by Daniel Povinelli and his collegues appear quite shocking.' -Nature
'Povinelli's results challenge earlier data and seem surprising to anyone familiar with the tool traditions of chimpanzees in the wild' -ScienceFrom an early age, humans know a surprising amount about basic physical principles, such as gravity, force, mass, and shape. We can see this in the way that young children play, and manipulate objects around them. The same behaviour has long been observed in primates - chimpanzees have been shown to possess a remarkable ability to make and use simple tools. But what does this tell us about their inner mental state - do they therefore share the same understanding to that of a young child? Do they understand the simple, underlying physical principles involved? Though some people would say that they do, this book reports groundbreaking research that questions whether this really is the case.
Folk Physics for Apes challenges the assumptions so often made about apes. It offers us a rare glimpse into the workings of another mind, examining how apes perceive and understand the physical world - an understanding that appears to be both similar to, and yet profoundly different from our own. The book will have broad appeal to evolutionary psychologists, developmental psychologists, and those interested in the sub-disciplines of cognitive science (philosophy, anthropology). The book additionally offers for developmental psychologists some valuable new non-verbal techniques for assessing causal understanding in young children.
Whilst every effort is made to keep pricing information up-to-date, prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Where prices or other details have changed from those listed on the website we will contact the customer and only proceed with the order after receiving acceptance of the revised pricing.
Folk Physics for Apes
Home
Your IP Address is: 18.226.17.3
Copyright © 2024
Medical Books
. Powered by
Zen Cart