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Author | Call, J.; Tomasello, M. | ||||
Title | Use of social information in the problem solving of orangutans (<em>Pongo pygmaeus</em>) and human children (<em>Homo sapiens</em>) | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1995 | Publication | Journal of Comparative Psychology | Abbreviated Journal | J. Comp. Psychol. |
Volume | 109 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 308-320 |
Keywords | cross species imitative learning in problem solving, human 3–4 yr olds vs orangutans | ||||
Abstract | Fourteen juvenile and adult orangutans and 24 3- and 4-yr-old children participated in 4 studies on imitative learning in a problem-solving situation. In all studies a simple to operate apparatus was used, but its internal mechanism was hidden from subjects to prevent individual learning. In the 1st study, orangutans observed a human demonstrator perform 1 of 4 actions on the apparatus and obtain a reward; they subsequently showed no signs of imitative learning. Similar results were obtained in a 2nd study in which orangutan demonstrators were used. Similar results were also obtained in a 3rd study in which a human encouraged imitation from an orangutan that had previously been taught to mimic arbitrary human actions. In a 4th study, human 3- and 4-yr-old children learned the task by means of imitation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) | ||||
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Publisher | US: American Psychological Association | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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ISSN | 1939-2087 (Electronic); 0735-7036 (Print) | ISBN | Medium | ||
Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
Notes | Approved | yes | |||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ 1995-42883-001 | Serial | 5448 | ||
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