Folk physics for apes the chimpanzee's theory of how the world works
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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2000, 2000
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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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Physical Description: | xiii, 391 p. ill |
ISBN: | 9780191584978 |