Origins of Intelligence: The Evolution of Cognitve Development in Monkeys, Apes, and Humans

by Sue Taylor Parker and Michael L. McKinney

Book Overview

Since Darwin's time, comparative psychologists have searched for a good way to compare cognition in humans and nonhuman primates. In Origins of Intelligence, Sue Parker and Michael McKinney offer such a framework and make a strong case for using human development theory (both Piagetian and neo-Piagetian) to study the evolution of intelligence across primate species. Their approach is comprehensive, covering a broad range of social, symbolic, physical,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801866715
• ISBN13: 9780801866715
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"