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Was early man caught knapping during the cognitive (r)evolution?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2003

Rich Masters  and
Jon Maxwell
Rich Masters
Affiliation:
Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kongmastersr@hku.hkmaxwellj@hku.hk
Jon Maxwell
Affiliation:
Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kongmastersr@hku.hkmaxwellj@hku.hk
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Abstract

Wynn describes a revolution in cognitive abilities some 500,000 years ago, which added new sophistication to the curiosity of early man – the ability to form hypotheses. This derivative of archaic curiosity is a fundamental feature of learning, and it is our contention that the naive hypothesis testing behavior of early man will have left a distinctive trail in the archaeological record.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 413
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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