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Intelligence of apes and other rational beings /

Identifies an advanced level of animal behaviour that reflects animals' natural and active inclination to make sense of the world. Rumbaugh and Washburn present a way to understand learning, intelligence and rational behaviour in both animals and humans.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rumbaugh, Duane M., 1929-
Otros Autores: Washburn, David A., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Current perspectives in psychology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Adaptation
  • Sculpting of tendencies
  • Learning, the foundation of intelligence
  • Limitations of respondents and operants
  • First lessons from primates
  • Primate research at the San Diego Zoo
  • Interesting events at the San Diego Zoo
  • The LANA Project, 1971
  • The assembling of language: Sherman and Austin
  • Kanzi!
  • Asking questions so that animals can provide the right answers
  • When emergents just don't emerge
  • Animals count
  • brain business: cause-effect reasoning
  • Processes basic to learning and reinforcement: a new perspective
  • Harlow's bridge to rational behaviors
  • Rational behaviorism
  • Overview and perspective.