Sense of self and the "mark test" - infant and chimpanzee results

This is a video segment from the DVD companion to my master's thesis, The Development of Self as a Means for Determining Degrees of Culture, where I compare the development of self awareness in both human infants and the chimpanzee using the "mark test".

This work meets the Fair-use Statute Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act: 1. The purpose and character of the use is for nonprofit educational purposes. 2. The nature of the material is factual. 3. The amount and significance of the portion used in relation to the entire work is less than 1%. 4. The use will have no effect upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. This segment is currently important for use in my Ph.D. research as well as the high school science classes I teach.

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• chimpanzee
• toddler
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• J Patrick Malone
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• gorilla
• monkey
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• evolution
• mind
• brain
• reflection
• infant
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