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Spontaneous tool use and sensorimotor intelligence in Cebus compared with other monkeys and apes

Chevalier-Skolnikoff, Suzanne·1989·Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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Spontaneous tool use and sensorimotor intelligence in Cebus were observed to determine whether tool use is discovered fortuitously and learned by trial-and-error or, rather, whether advanced sensorimotor abilities (experimentation and insight) are critical in its ontogeny and evolution.

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Authors
Chevalier-Skolnikoff, S.
Venue
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Published
1989-09
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
561-588
ISSN
  • 0140-525X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-1825
OpenAlex
W2100607994
Cited by
155
References
297
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4
FWCI
26.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Behavioral and Brain Sciences (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
Keywords
sensorimotor intelligence, Cebu, capuchin monkeys, primate cognition, insight, experimentation, trial-and-error learning

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