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

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 test...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2002-06, Vol.25 (3), p.413-413
Main Authors: Masters, Rich, Maxwell, Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cognitive ability
Hypothesis testing
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X02320077