Two major theoretical approaches have dominated the quest for uniquely human cognitive
abilities: a developmentalist approach stressing the importance of environmental and social …

Behavioral scientists routinely publish broad claims about human psychology and behavior
in the world's top journals based on samples drawn entirely from Western, Educated …

Video game enthusiasts spend many hours at play, and this intense activity has the potential
to alter both brain and behavior. We review studies that investigate the ability of video …

Written in a conversational style that transforms complex ideas into accessible ones, this
international best-selling textbook provides an interdisciplinary review of the theories and …

How do chimpanzees say,'I want to have sex with you?'By clip** a leaf or knocking on a
tree trunk? How do they eat live aggressive ants? By using a short stick with one hand or …

Anhang Page 1 Anhang Abbildung 1: Raum der erzählten Welt Page 2 Anhang 207 Abbildung
2: Darstellungstechniken Page 3 208 Anhang Tabelle 1: Raumreferentielle Bezeichnungen im …

The bird approaches the transparent vertically oriented tube and looks down its opening
with apparent interest. Then it looks at the tube from the side and walks around the tube to …

Ten years ago, the hegemonic idea was that language was a kind of independent module
within the mind, a sort of" print-out" of whatever cognitive activity was taking place, but …

Current approaches to human cognition often take a strong nativist stance based on
Western adult performance, backed up where possible by neonate and infant research and …

Human teaching, a highly specialized form of cooperative information transmission,
depends not only on the presence of benevolent communicators in the environment, but …