The Mentality of Apes

ISBN-13: 9781412865401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 344 str.

Wolfgang Kohler; Jaan Valsiner

Opis

Wolfgang Koehler demonstrated that chimpanzees could solve problems by applying insight. His research showed that the intellectual gap between humans and chimpanzees was much narrower than previously thought. The work was revolutionary when originally published in 1917 in German, but it was largely ignored for decades because it violated the conventional wisdom that animal behavior is simply the result of instinct or conditioning.

 

Spis treści

Preface. The place of innovation in the lives of apes: Wolfgang Köhler in his context. Introduction. 1 Roundabout methods. 2 The use of implements. 3 The use of implements (cont.) Handling of objects. 4 The making of implements. 5 The making of implements (cont.) Building. 6 Detours with intermediate objectives. 7 “Change” and “imitation”. 8 The handling of forms. Conclusion. Appendix: some contributions to the psychology of chimpanzees. Index.