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Horowitz, A.C. | ||||
| Title | Do humans ape? Or do apes human? Imitation and intention in humans (Homo sapiens) and other animals | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2003 | Publication | Journal of comparative psychology | Abbreviated Journal | J Comp Psychol |
| Volume | 117 | Issue | 3 | Pages | 325-336 |
| Keywords | Adolescent; Adult; Animals; *Appetitive Behavior; Attention; Child, Preschool; Concept Formation; Female; Humans; *Imitative Behavior; Male; Motivation; Pan troglodytes/*psychology; *Problem Solving; *Psychomotor Performance; Reaction Time; Species Specificity | ||||
| Abstract | A. Whiten, D. M. Custance, J.-C. Gomez, P. Teixidor, and K. A. Bard (1996) tested chimpanzees' (Pan troglodytes) and human children's (Homo sapiens) skills at imitation with a 2-action test on an “artificial fruit.” Chimpanzees imitated to a restricted degree; children were more thoroughly imitative. Such results prompted some to assert that the difference in imitation indicates a difference in the subjects' understanding of the intentions of the demonstrator (M. Tomasello, 1996). In this experiment, 37 adult human subjects were tested with the artificial fruit. Far from being perfect imitators, the adults were less imitative than the children. These results cast doubt on the inference from imitative performance to an ability to understand others' intentions. The results also demonstrate how any test of imitation requires a control group and attention to the level of behavioral analysis. | ||||
| Address | Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. ahorowitz@crl.ucsd.edu | ||||
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. : 1983 | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 0735-7036 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
| Notes | PMID:14498809 | Approved | yes | ||
| Call Number | refbase @ user @ | Serial | 736 | ||
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