Social learning in animals : the roots of culture /

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The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Heyes, Cecilia M., Galef, Bennett G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, �1996.
Subjects:
Social behavior in animals.
Learning in animals.
Animal behavior.
Imitation.
Cognition.
Learning.
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Imitative Behavior
Cognition
Learning
Comportement social chez les animaux.
Apprentissage chez les animaux.
Animaux > M�urs et comportement.
Imitation (Psychologie)
Apprentissage.
cognition.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Imitation
Animal behavior
Learning in animals
Social behavior in animals
Vergelijkende psychologie.
Leren.
Sociaal gedrag.
Psicologia comparada.
Animals > Behaviour
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Social Learning in Animals: The Roots of Culture; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART 1: SOCIAL LEARNING; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. CULTURAL TRANSMISSION OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN THE BLACK RAT (RATTUS RATTUS); CHAPTER 3. SOCIAL ENHANCEMENT OF FOOD PREFERENCES IN NORWAY RATS: A BRIEF REVIEW; CHAPTER 4. SOCIAL LEARNING IN MONKEYS: PRIMATE "PRIMACY" RECONSIDERED; CHAPTER 5. COPYING AND MATE CHOICE; CHAPTER 6. IS SOCIAL LEARNING AN ADAPTIVE SPECIALIZATION?; CHAPTER 7. DEVELOPING A THEORY OF ANIMAL SOCIAL LEARNING.

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