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Abstract Knowledge in the Broken-String Problem: Evidence from Nonhuman Primates and Pre-Schoolers

There is still large controversy about whether abstract knowledge of physical problems is uniquely human. We presented 9 capuchin monkeys, 6 bonobos, 6 chimpanzees and 48 children with two versions of a broken-string problem. In the standard condition, participants had to choose between an intact an...

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Autores principales: Mayer, Carolina, Call, Josep, Albiach-Serrano, Anna, Visalberghi, Elisabetta, Sabbatini, Gloria, Seed, Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25272161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108597