Social cognition: imitation, imitation, imitation |
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| Authors: | Byrne Richard W |
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| Institution: | Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, and Scottish Primate Research Group, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Scotland. |
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| Abstract: | 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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