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Missing in action: Tool use is action based

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Abstract In this commentary on Osiurak and Reynaud's target article, we argue that action is largely missing in their account of the ascendance of human technological culture. We propose that… Click to show full abstract

Abstract In this commentary on Osiurak and Reynaud's target article, we argue that action is largely missing in their account of the ascendance of human technological culture. We propose that an action-based developmental account can help to bridge the cognitive-sociocultural divide in explanations of the discovery, production, and cultural transmission of human tool use.

Keywords: tool use; action based; missing action; action

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2020

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