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Machiavellian Intelligence: Social Expertise and the Evolution of Intellect in Monkeys, Apes, and Humans

Richard W. Byrne, Andrew Whiten

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Editorial - the Machiavellian intelligence hypotheses. The origins of the idea what primates know about social relationships social complexity - the effect of a third party are primates mind-readers? deception - including tactical deception in baboons, deception and social manipulation in symbol-using apes, the ontogeny of tactical deception in humans social or non-social origins of intelligence? exploiting the expertise of others taking stock - including the experimental context of intellect, the evolution of purpose. References. Index.

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Editorial - the Machiavellian intelligence hypotheses. The origins of the idea what primates know about social relationships social complexity - the effect of a third party are primates mind-readers? deception - including tactical deception in baboons, deception and social manipulation in symbol-using apes, the ontogeny of tactical deception in humans social or non-social origins of intelligence? exploiting the expertise of others taking stock - including the experimental context of intellect, the evolution of purpose. References. Index.

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Editorial - the Machiavellian intelligence hypotheses. The origins of the idea what primates know about social relationships social complexity - the effect of a third party are primates mind-readers? deception - including tactical deception in baboons, deception and social manipulation in symbol-using apes, the ontogeny of tactical deception in humans social or non-social origins of intelligence? exploiting the expertise of others taking stock - including the experimental context of intellect, the evolution of purpose. References. Index.

Key concepts: Deception, Intellect, Psychology, Social intelligence, Context (archaeology), Cognitive science, Social psychology, Cognitive psychology

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