Development - 6 articles

A comparative study of causal perception in guinea baboons (papio papio) and human adults

Floor Meewis, Iris Barezzi, Joël Fagot, Nicolas Claidière, Isabelle Dautriche. A comparative study of causal perception in Guinea baboons (Papio papio) and human adults. PLoS ONE, 2024, 19 (12), pp.e0311294. ff10.1371/journal.pone.0311294ff.  ffhal-04847917f   In humans, simple 2D visual displays of launching events (“Michottean launches”) can evoke the impression of causality. Direct launching events are regarded […]

A signature of human uniqueness in the perception of geometric shapes

Sablé-Meyer, M., Fagot, J., Caparos, S., van Kerkoerle, , T., Amalric, M. & Dehaene, S. (2021). Sensitivity to geometric shape regularity in humans and baboons: A putative signature of human singularity. PNAS April 20, 2021 118 (16) e20231231183   Abstract – Determining the cognitive differences between human and nonhuman primates is a central goal of […]

Age-dependant behavioral strategies in a visual search task in baboons (papio papio) and their relation to inhibitory control. 

Fagot, J., Bonté, E., & Hopkins, W. D. (2013). Age-dependant behavioral strategies in a visual search task in baboons (Papio papio) and their relation to inhibitory control. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 127(2), 194–203   Abstract – A computerized visual search task was presented to 18 guinea baboons (Papio papio) ranging from 2.7 to 14.3 years of […]

Categorizing facial identities, emotions and genders : attention to high- and low- spatial frequencies by children and adults.

Deruelle, C. & Fagot, J. (2005) Categorizing Facial Identities, Emotions and Genders : Attention to High- and Low- Spatial Frequencies by Children and adults. Journal of Experimental Child Psycholology, 172-184   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – Three age groups of […]

Asymmetric grasping response in neonate chimpanzees (pan troglodytes)

Fagot, J. & Bard, K.A. (1995). Asymmetric grasping response in neonate chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Infant Behavior and Development, 18, 253-255   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   The strength of grasping responses was stronger for the right hand than for the left hand […]

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