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On possible discontinuities between human and nonhuman minds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2008

Edward A. Wasserman
Edward A. Wasserman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. ed-wasserman@uiowa.eduhttp://www.psychology.uiowa.edu/Faculty/Wasserman/default.html
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Abstract

The history of comparative psychology is replete with proclamations of human uniqueness. Locke and Morgan denied animals relational thought; Darwin opened the door to that possibility. Penn et al. may be too quick to dismiss the cognitive competences of animals. The developmental precursors to relational thought in humans are not yet known; providing animals those prerequisite experiences may promote more advanced relational thought.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 151 - 152
Copyright
Copyright ©Cambridge University Press 2008

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