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Josep Call is a towering figure in comparative psychology and primate cognition, best known for his groundbreaking work on the evolutionary origins of the human mind. His research focuses on social learning, theory of mind, and causal reasoning in great apes, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of non-human intelligence. Call’s major contributions include demonstrating that apes can infer the goals and intentions behind others’ actions—a capacity once thought uniquely human. His highly influential paper, “The question of ‘what to imitate’: inferring goals and intentions from demonstrations” (2007), with over 2,700 citations, established a framework for studying imitation and intentional understanding across species. Through decades of systematic experiments, he has shown that chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans possess sophisticated social-cognitive skills, including perspective-taking and flexible problem-solving. Call’s work has profound implications for robotics, artificial intelligence, and evolutionary psychology. He has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious International Prize for Psychology, and his research continues to inspire students and scholars exploring the boundaries of animal and human cognition.
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