Why humans are unique: Three theories

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-32

  Premack, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

analogies; domain general vs. adaptation; human vs. animal cognition; interweaving of evolutionary independent abilities; modalities; social vs. physical

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957921525     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691609356782     Document Type: Article

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