Social Cognition: Imitation, Imitation, Imitation

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  • Richard W. Byrne
چکیده

Monkeys recognize when they are being imitated, but they seem unable to learn by imitation. These facts make sense if imitation is seen as two different capacities: social mirroring, when actions are matched and have social benefits; and learning by copying, when new behavioural routines are acquired by observation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005