Santa Barbara - Ann James Premack, science writer who explored great apes and their language capability, died on Jan. 20 in Santa Barbara, California. She was 93. With her late husband David Premack, ...

Some of the most powerful observations in science, the ones that grand theories are built on, are the ones that cause people to say, “I could have told you that!” The Premack Principle is undoubtedly ...

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Life is busy. We’re always expected to be productive and engaged, whether that’s with parenting, household chores, or work. While taking time for small rewards can feel like a luxury, the truth is ...

In 1978, David Premack and Guy Woodruff published a paper that would go on to become famous in the world of academic psychology. Its title posed a simple question: does the chimpanzee have a theory of ...

The key cognitive step that allowed humans to become the only animals using language may have been identified, scientists say. A new study on monkeys found that while they are able to understand basic ...