Journal article
The perception of causality in chimpanzees (Pan spp.).
- Abstract:
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Chimpanzees (Pan spp.) were tested on a habituation/dishabituation paradigm that was originally developed to test for comprehension of causality in very young human infants. Three versions of the test were used: a food item being moved by a hand, a human pushing another human off a chair to obtain a food item, and a film clip of natural chimpanzee behaviour (capturing and eating a monkey). Chimpanzees exhibited similar results to those obtained with human infants, with significantly elevated ...
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- Journal:
- Animal cognition
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 60-66
- Publication date:
- 2005-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1435-9456
- ISSN:
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1435-9448
- Source identifiers:
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279891
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:279891
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- Local pid:
- pubs:279891
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-17
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- 2005
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