Intelligence of Apes & Other Rational Beings (Current Perspectives in Psychology) - Hardcover

Book 2 of 11: Current Perspectives in Psychology

Rumbaugh, Duane M; Washburn, David A

 
9780300099836: Intelligence of Apes & Other Rational Beings (Current Perspectives in Psychology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300099835 ISBN 13: 9780300099836
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2003

Synopsis

A new way to look at the mysteries of the animal mind

What is animal intelligence? In what ways is it similar to human intelligence? Many behavioral scientists have realized that animals can be rational, can think in abstract symbols, can understand and react to human speech, and can learn through observation as well as conditioning many of the more complicated skills of life. Now Duane Rumbaugh and David Washburn probe the mysteries of the animal mind even further, identifying an advanced level of animal behavior―emergents―that reflects animals’ natural and active inclination to make sense of the world. Rumbaugh and Washburn unify all behavior into a framework they call Rational Behaviorism and present it as a new way to understand learning, intelligence, and rational behavior in both animals and humans. Drawing on years of research on issues of complex learning and intelligence in primates (notably rhesus monkeys, chimpanzees, and bonobos), Rumbaugh and Washburn provide delightful examples of animal ingenuity and persistence, showing that animals are capable of very creative solutions to novel challenges. The authors analyze learning processes and research methods, discuss the meaningful differences across the primate order, and point the way to further advances, enlivening theoretical material about primates with stories about their behavior and achievements.

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About the Author

Duane M. Rumbaugh, Regents Professor emeritus in the Departments of Psychology and Biology at Georgia State University, is the cofounder and recent director of the Language Research Center there. David A. Washburn is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Language Research Center at Georgia State University.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0300099835
ISBN 13 
9780300099836
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
352