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. 2012 Aug;35(4):236-7.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11002159. Epub 2012 Jun 15.

So, are we the massively lucky species?

Derek C Penn  1 , Keith J Holyoak, Daniel J Povinelli
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So, are we the massively lucky species?

Derek C Penn et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

We are in vehement agreement with most of Vaesen's key claims. But Vaesen fails to consider or rebut the possibility that there are deep causal dependencies among the various cognitive traits he identifies as uniquely human. We argue that "higher-order relational reasoning" is one such linchpin trait in the evolution of human tool use, social intelligence, language, and culture.

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