In a comparative cognitive study, human children outperformed same-age chimpanzees and bonobos in social cognition at ages 2, 3, and 4, but were not more proficient in physical cognition at age 2.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including peer-reviewed study (Wobber et al.) and university research portal citations. [tier=gold indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Comparative Cognitive Development (seed:psychology_and_neuroscience)
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dev.21125 (corroboration)
- https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publications/differences-in-the-early-cognitive-development-of-children-and-gr/ (corroboration)
- https://sites.duke.edu/tomasellolabduke/files/2016/09/Wobber_et_al_2014.pdf (corroboration)