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A complete theory of human evolution of intelligence must consider stage changes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2003

Michael Lamport Commons  and
Patrice Marie Miller
Michael Lamport Commons
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University Medical School, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA 02115-9196 Commons@tiac.net http://www.tiac.net/~commons/
Patrice Marie Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Salem State College, Salem, MA 19070 PatriceMarieMiller@attbi.com
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Abstract

We show 13 stages of the development of tool-use and tool making during different eras in the evolution of Homo sapiens. We used the NeoPiagetian Model of Hierarchical Complexity rather than Piaget's. We distinguished the use of existing methods imitated or learned from others, from doing such a task on one's own.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2002 , pp. 404 - 405
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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