Spontaneous categorization of tools based on observation in children and chimpanzees

The acquisition of the concept of ‘tool’ remains intriguing from both developmental and comparative perspectives. Our current model of tool use development in children is based on humans’ supposedly unique ability to adopt a teleological stance: the understanding of a demonstrator’s goal-based inten...

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Main Authors: Gruber, T, Frick, A, Hirata, S, Adachi, I, Biro, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2019