Prof Josep Call
Professor in Evolutionary Origins of Mind
Research areas
My research focuses on technical and social problem solving in animals with a special emphasis on the great apes. Some of the topics that I am currently investigating include causal and inferential reasoning, tool-use, long-term memory and planning, gestural communication and mindreading. Ultimately, my goal is to contribute to elucidate how cognition evolves.
PhD supervision
- Emma McEwen
- Sadie Tenpas
- Kresimir Durdevic
- Benjamin Jones
- Kaustabh Baruah
- Emilie Rapport Munro
- Tina Petersen
Selected publications
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Orcas remember what to copy: a deferred and interference-resistant imitation study
Zamorano-Abramson, J., Hernández-Lloreda, M. V., Colmenares, F. & Call, J., 15 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal Cognition. First OnlineResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The shifting shelf task: a new, non-verbal measure for attentional set shifting
Reindl, E., Voelter, C., Civelek, Z., Duncan, L. F., Lugosi, Z., Felsche, E., Herrmann, E., Call, J. & Seed, A. M., 25 Jan 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences. 290, 1991, 10 p., 20221496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Registered report: Do chimpanzees reason logically?
Engelmann, J. M., Haux, L. M., Völter, C., Schleihauf, H., Call, J., Rakoczy, H. & Herrmann, E., 18 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Child Development. Early View, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Are you as fooled as I am? Visual illusions in human (Homo) and nonhuman (Sapajus, Gorilla, Pan, Pongo) primate species
Hanus, D., Truppa, V. & Call, J., 31 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Comparative Psychology. Online FirstResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Audience sensitivity in chimpanzee display pant hoots
Soldati, A., Fedurek, P., Dezecache, G., Call, J. & Zuberbühler, K., Aug 2022, In: Animal Behaviour. 190, p. 23-40Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) navigate to find hidden fruit in a virtual environment
Allritz, M., Call, J., Schweller, K., McEwen, E. S., de Guinea, M., Janmaat, K. R. L., Menzel, C. R. & Dolins, F. L., 24 Jun 2022, In: Science Advances. 8, 25, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the development of attentional set shifting in young children with a novel Intradimensional/Extradimensional shift task
Reindl, E., Völter, C. J., Campbell-May, J., Call, J. & Seed, A. M., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 221, 19 p., 105428.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Great apes and human children rationally monitor their decisions
O'Madagain, C., Helming, K. A., Schmidt, M. F. H., Shupe, E., Call, J. & Tomasello, M., 30 Mar 2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1971, 6 p., 20212686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human adults prefer to cooperate even when it is costly
Curioni, A., Voinov, P., Allritz, M., Wolf, T., Call, J. & Knoblich, G., 27 Apr 2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1973, 9 p., 20220128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inferential communication: bridging the gap between intentional and ostensive communication in non-human primates
Warren, E. & Call, J., 14 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 17 p., 718251.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review