A decade of theory of mind research on cayo santiago: Insights into rhesus macaque social cognition

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 106-116

  Drayton, Lindsey A ^a   Santos, Laurie R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rhesus macaques; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRIMATE; RESEARCH METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CAYO SANTIAGO; PUERTO RICO;

MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; COGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; RHESUS MONKEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; MACACA MULATTA; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84954239437     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22362     Document Type: Article

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