Differences in cognitive processes underlying the collaborative activities of children and chimpanzees

Cognitive Development

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-153

  Fletcher, Grace E ^a   Warneken, Felix ^a,b   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Collaboration; Cooperation; Role reversal; Social roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861684660     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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