Comparing the imitative skills of children and nonhuman apes

We propose a framework which breaks down the mechanisms of social learning into their four constituent elements: actions, results, goals, and context. We review what is known about the use of each of these elements in children’s and apes’ social learning, with special attention to possible differenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Malinda Carpenter, Josep Call
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Francophone de Primatologie 2009-10-01
Series:Revue de Primatologie
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/263