Social cognition: Imitation, imitation, imitation

R W  Byrne

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.031

Social cognition: Imitation, imitation, imitation

R W Byrne

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R498-R500
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	15
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.031
Publication status	Published - 12 Jul 2005

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CHIMPANZEES
CHILDREN

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