New Evidence on Imitation in an Enculturated Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-390

  Carrasco, Lara ^a   Posada, Sandra ^a   Colell, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

chimpanzees; emulation; gestures; imitation; social learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; IMITATION; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GESTURES; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SERIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 72949109067     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016275     Document Type: Article

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