All Great Ape Species Follow Gaze to Distant Locations and Around Barriers

Following the gaze direction of conspecifics is an adaptive skill that enables individuals to obtain useful information about the location of food, predators, and group mates. In the current study, the authors compared the gaze-following skills of all 4 great ape species. In the 1st experiment, a hu...

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Published in:Journal of comparative psychology (1983) 2005-05, Vol.119 (2), p.145-154
Main Authors: Bräuer, Juliane, Call, Josep, Tomasello, Michael
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Animal
Animal ethology
Animals
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
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Eye Fixation
Eye Movements
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Fixation, Ocular
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gorilla gorilla
Male
Mammalia
Monkeys & apes
Pan paniscus
Pan troglodytes
Pongo pygmaeus
Primates (Nonhuman)
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Skills
Vertebrata
Videotape Recording
Visual Perception
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