Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and 2-year-old children (Homo sapiens) understand double invisible displacement?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Collier Baker, Emma ^a   Suddendorf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Chimpanzees; Invisible displacement; Mental representation; Object permanence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745640790     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.2.89     Document Type: Article

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