Michael Tomasello
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Michael Tomasello is an American developmental and comparative psychologist known for his influential research on child language acquisition, social cognition, and the evolution of human cooperation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Tomasello canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American academic
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comparative psychologist ⓘ developmental psychologist ⓘ human ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in experimental psychology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
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surface form:
APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
Humboldt Research Award ⓘ Jean Nicod Prize ⓘ Wilhelm Wundt Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-01-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Duke University
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University of Georgia ⓘ |
| employer |
Duke University
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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ⓘ University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tomasello ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cognitive science
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comparative psychology ⓘ developmental psychology ⓘ evolutionary anthropology ⓘ psycholinguistics ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on child language acquisition
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research on shared intentionality ⓘ research on social cognition ⓘ research on the evolution of human cooperation ⓘ usage-based theory of language acquisition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ⓘ |
| name | Michael Tomasello self-link ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
shared intentionality
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usage-based model of language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Natural History of Human Morality
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A Natural History of Human Thinking ⓘ Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition ⓘ Origins of Human Communication ⓘ The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition ⓘ Why We Cooperate ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bartow, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
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co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ⓘ director of the Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cooperative behavior
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cultural learning ⓘ joint attention ⓘ primate cognition ⓘ theory of mind ⓘ |
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