Professor Josep Call FBA

Comparative work on the ecological and social intelligence of primates with the ultimate goal of elucidating how cognition evolves
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2019
Subjects
Psychology
Sections
Psychology

Current post

Professor in Evolutionary Origins of Mind, University of St Andrews; Director, Budongo (Chimpanzee) Research Unit, Edinburgh Zoo

Past appointments

Wolfgang Köhler Primate Research Center Director

2006 - 2017

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Senior Scientist

2004 - 2013

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Scientist

1999 - 2004

University of Liverpool Lecturer

1997 - 1999

Publications

APA Handbook of Comparative Psychology

Edited by Josep Call, Gordon M. Burghardt, Irene M. Pepperberg, Charles T. Snowdon and Thomas R. Zentall - Published in 2017 by American Psychological Association

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Elizabeth Spelke FBA

Cognitive psychology and cognitive development, with special focus on the nature and origins of knowledge of material objects, animate beings, number, geometry, and the social world

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Professor Sophie Scott FBA

Neurobiology of the human voice, including perception, production, as well as emotional expressions such as laughter

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Professor Naomi Ellemers FBA

Social psychology of organisations: group processes and intergroup relations; social identity; stereotyping and discrimination; diversity and innovation; work motivation and career development; work-life balance and gender in organisations

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