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Spontaneous categorization of tools based on observation in children and chimpanzees

2019-03-16

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<p>The acquisition of the concept of ‘tool’ remains intriguing for both developmental and comparative reasons. 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 intentions when using a tool. It is however unclear how children and chimpanzees, our closest relatives, combine their knowle...

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affa116a-e005-533f-bdca-565e3eb423db
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10.31234/osf.io/eu6jd
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