Dissecting the imitation faculty: The multiple imitation mechanisms (MIM) hypothesis

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-234

  Subiaul, Francys ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ape; Cognitive evolution; Cognitive imitation; Imitation; Monkey; Primate; Social learning

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; IMITATION; NEUROLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; IMITATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SKILL; SOCIAL LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION; WORKING MEMORY;

BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77349117504     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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