Aplying self-directed anticipative learning to science I: Agency, error, and the interactive exploration of possibility space in early ape-language research

Perspectives on Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-124

  Farrell, R P ^a   Hooker, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 70350650761     PISSN: 10636145     EISSN: 15309274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/posc.2007.15.1.87     Document Type: Article

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