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Complex forms of human thinking are present in animals and hominid ancestors
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Is it true that complex forms of human thinking are present in animals and hominid ancestors?
Yes. Evidence from comparative psychology, animal cognition studies, and paleoneurology consistently supports the presence of complex thinking, problem-solving, and advanced causal reasoning in both non-human animals and hominid ancestors.
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Wikipedia: Animal cognition. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cognition
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Argues that technical engagement in hominins coevolved with advanced causal cognition.
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OpenAIRE: Technology led to more abstract causal reasoning. (2020). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-020-09757-z
Notes biological evolution endowed the human brain with enormous latent powers for abstract ratiocination.
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OpenAIRE: Scientific Meaning of Meanings: Quests for Discoveries Concerning Our Cultural Ills. (1998). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1998.3855
Demonstrates the presence of a mental template and abstract thought in early hominids.
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Li, H., Kuman, K., Lotter, M., Leader, G., & Gibbon, R. J. (2017). The Victoria West: earliest prepared core technology in the Acheulean at Canteen Kopje and implications for the cognitive evolution of early hominids. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170288
Characterizes stone tool use and cognitive capacities in wild capuchin monkeys.
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Mainette, R. D., Lynch, J., Izar, P., Canale, G., & Martins, W. (2025). Characterization of Stone Tool Use in Wild Groups of Critically Endangered Yellow‐Breasted Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus xanthosternos). peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70002
Examines genomic changes associated with cognitive functions in the human lineage and ancient hominins.
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E, K., M, S., & VM, N. (2025). The trait-specific timing of accelerated genomic change in the human lineage.. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100740
Reveals sophisticated problem-solving capabilities and insight in birds.
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Garcia-Pelegrin, E. (2025). Causal affordances shape Hornbills’ problem-solving strategies. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.03.646957
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