September 7, 2007

Testing Primates for their “Human-Like” Behaviors

If evolutionary psychology is your shtick, then Science published several papers related to primate behavior and cognition that have pretty significant implications on human behavior and culture. I’ve summarized them over at Primatology.net, check them out:

Human & Non-Human Ape Social Cognition Compared: Humans Have Evolved Specialized Skills
Nonhuman Primates Expect Rational Behavior

A related musing, I’m always [...]