Great Apes' (Pan troglodytes, Pan paniscus, Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus) Understanding of Tool Functional Properties After Limited Experience

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-230

  Herrmann, Esther ^a   Wobber, Victoria ^a,b   Call, Josep ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

causal knowledge; object choice task; problem solving; tool properties; tool use

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GORILLA; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 44449175187     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.122.2.220     Document Type: Article

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