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Origins of Intelligence : The Evolution of Cognitive Development in Monkeys, Apes, and Humans.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (423 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421410418
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Origins of IntelligenceLOC classification:
  • BF311.P31363 1999eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN AND NONHUMAN PRIMATES -- CHAPTER 1 Comparative Developmental Studies of Primate Cognition -- CHAPTER 2 Development of Physical Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys -- CHAPTER 3 Development of Logical-Mathematical Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys -- CHAPTER 4 Development of Social Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys -- CHAPTER 5 Development of Language in Young Children and Apes -- CHAPTER 6 Comparing Primate Cognition across Domains: Integration or Isolation? -- CHAPTER 7 Cognitive Development in the Context of Life History -- PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT -- CHAPTER 8 Development and Evolution: A Primer -- CHAPTER 9 The Evolution of Human Mental Development -- CHAPTER 10 Cognitive Adaptations of Apes and Humans -- CHAPTER 11 Comparing Adaptive Scenarios for Primate Cognition -- CHAPTER 12 The Evolution and Development of the Brain -- CHAPTER 13 Cognitive Complexity and Progress in Evolution -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: Drawing evidence from scores of studies on monkeys, great apes, and human children, this book provides unique insights into ontogenetic constraints that have interacted with selective forces to shape the evolution of cognitive development in our lineage.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN AND NONHUMAN PRIMATES -- CHAPTER 1 Comparative Developmental Studies of Primate Cognition -- CHAPTER 2 Development of Physical Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys -- CHAPTER 3 Development of Logical-Mathematical Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys -- CHAPTER 4 Development of Social Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys -- CHAPTER 5 Development of Language in Young Children and Apes -- CHAPTER 6 Comparing Primate Cognition across Domains: Integration or Isolation? -- CHAPTER 7 Cognitive Development in the Context of Life History -- PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT -- CHAPTER 8 Development and Evolution: A Primer -- CHAPTER 9 The Evolution of Human Mental Development -- CHAPTER 10 Cognitive Adaptations of Apes and Humans -- CHAPTER 11 Comparing Adaptive Scenarios for Primate Cognition -- CHAPTER 12 The Evolution and Development of the Brain -- CHAPTER 13 Cognitive Complexity and Progress in Evolution -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Drawing evidence from scores of studies on monkeys, great apes, and human children, this book provides unique insights into ontogenetic constraints that have interacted with selective forces to shape the evolution of cognitive development in our lineage.

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