Evidence for emulation in chimpanzees in social settings using the floating peanut task

Claudio Tennie; Josep Call; Michael Tomasello

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010544

Evidence for emulation in chimpanzees in social settings using the floating peanut task

Claudio Tennie
, Josep Call
, Michael Tomasello

Psychology

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Abstract

It is still unclear which observational learning mechanisms underlie the transmission of difficult problem-solving skills in chimpanzees. In particular, two different mechanisms have been proposed: imitation and emulation. Previous studies have largely failed to control for social factors when these mechanisms were targeted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e10544
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	5
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010544
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Arachis hypogaea
Animals
Social Behavior
Task Performance and Analysis
Imitative Behavior
Pan troglodytes

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