The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working consensus for future research. The book is divided into two major sections, with contributions by a well-known, international, and interdisciplinary team which integrates these growing areas of inquiry.
Integrates the broad range of scientific approaches being used in the studies of...
The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings ...
Ettore Majorana International Centre for Galef G. Galef Bennett G., Jr. Galef
This work is based on the sixth workshop of the International School of Ethology at the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture, Italy, in 1992. Papers presented at the workshop have been rewritten so that they clearly and logically explain the developments in each topic.
This work is based on the sixth workshop of the International School of Ethology at the Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture, Italy, in 1992....
Fifty years ago, a troop of Japanese macaques was observed washing sandy sweet potatoes in a stream, sending ripples through the fields of ethology, comparative psychology, and cultural anthropology. The issue of animal culture has been hotly debated ever since. Now Kevin Laland and Bennett Galef have gathered key voices in the often rancorous debate to summarize the views along the continuum from "Culture? Of course " to "Culture? Of course not " The result is essential reading for anyone interested in the validity of animal culture, and what it might say about our own.
Fifty years ago, a troop of Japanese macaques was observed washing sandy sweet potatoes in a stream, sending ripples through the fields of ethology, c...
