End state copying by humans (Homo sapiens): Implications for a comparative perspective on cumulative culture

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-169

  Caldwell, Christine A ^a   Schillinger, Kerstin ^a,c   Evans, Cara L ^a   Hopper, Lydia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Emulation; Humans; Imitation; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867069680     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026828     Document Type: Article

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