Causal knowledge and imitation/emulation switching in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-181

  Horner, Victoria ^a   Whiten, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causality; Children; Chimpanzees; Emulation; Imitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HOMO SAPIENS; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 23944443282     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-004-0239-6     Document Type: Article

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