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Folk Physics for Apes: The Chimpanzee's Theory of How the World Works (Psychology)

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Folk Physics for Apes: The Chimpanzee's Theory of How the World Works (Psychology) (Hardcover)

by Daniel J. Povinelli (Author) "This book is the result of a five-year project designed to explore how chimpanzees conceive of the physics that underlies their use and construction of..." (more)

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Hardcover: 408 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (7 Sep 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0198572204
ISBN-13: 978-0198572206
Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm

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Nature
"The results presented by Daniel Povinelli and his collegues appear quite shocking."

Science
"Povinelli's results challenge earlier data and seem surprising to anyone familiar with the tool traditions of chimpanzees in the wild"

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This book is the result of a five-year project designed to explore how chimpanzees conceive of the physics that underlies their use and construction of simple tools. Read the first page

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