The role of play objects and object play in human cognitive evolution and innovation
In this contribution, we address a major puzzle in the evolution of human material culture: If
maturing individuals just learn their parental generation's material culture, then what is the …
maturing individuals just learn their parental generation's material culture, then what is the …
Tool use by aquatic animals
J Mann, EM Patterson - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Tool-use research has focused primarily on land-based animals, with less consideration
given to aquatic animals and the environmental challenges and conditions they face. Here …
given to aquatic animals and the environmental challenges and conditions they face. Here …
The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture
Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
[图书][B] Children′ s thinking: Cognitive development and individual differences
DF Bjorklund - 2022 - books.google.com
Children's Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences, Seventh Edition by
David Bjorklund remains the most comprehensive and current topical textbook available in …
David Bjorklund remains the most comprehensive and current topical textbook available in …
Motor development
KE Adolph, CM Hospodar - Developmental Science, 2024 - api.taylorfrancis.com
DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE; An Advanced Textbook; Eighth Edition Page 1 DOI: 10.4324/9781003387145-8
Introduction: The Importance of Motor Development Motor behavior is critical to developmental …
Introduction: The Importance of Motor Development Motor behavior is critical to developmental …
Technition: When tools come out of the closet
People are ambivalently enthusiastic and anxious about how far technology can go.
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …
Individual differences in children's innovative problem-solving are not predicted by divergent thinking or executive functions
Recent studies of children's tool innovation have revealed that there is variation in children's
success in middle-childhood. In two individual differences studies, we sought to identify …
success in middle-childhood. In two individual differences studies, we sought to identify …
Young children copy cumulative technological design in the absence of action information
The ratchet effect–the accumulation of beneficial changes in cultural products beyond a
level that individuals could reach on their own–is a topic of increasing interest. It is currently …
level that individuals could reach on their own–is a topic of increasing interest. It is currently …
[HTML][HTML] The puzzling difficulty of tool innovation: Why can't children piece their knowledge together?
Tool innovation—designing and making novel tools to solve tasks—is extremely difficult for
young children. To discover why this might be, we highlighted different aspects of tool …
young children. To discover why this might be, we highlighted different aspects of tool …
Tool use as adaptation
Tool use is a vital component of the human behavioural repertoire. The benefits of tool use
have often been assumed to be self-evident: by extending control over our environment, we …
have often been assumed to be self-evident: by extending control over our environment, we …