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Perspectives on imitation : from neuroscience to social science / edited by Susan Hurley and Nick Chater

Volume 1. Mechanisms of imitation and imitation in animals

Hurley, Susan L., 1954- ; Chater, Nick

Cambridge, Mass : MIT Press, c2005

Online Ressource

Englisch

Umschlagt.: From neuroscience to social science

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

From neuroscience to social science

978-0-262-27594-1 ( : electronic bk.); 0-262-27594-5 (electronic bk.); 1-4237-5020-9 (electronic bk.); 978-1-4237-5020-8 ( : electronic bk.)

OCoLC: 63517652     

OCoLC: 63517652 (aus SWB)     

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BF357

302     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: PSY031000 ; bisacsh: PSY 031000

LOC-SH: Imitation ; Learning in animals ; Social psychology ; Learning in animals ; Social psychology ; Imitation ; Electronic books

MeSH: Behavior, Animal ; Human Development ; Imitative Behavior

Electronic books ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Social Psychology ; Imitation ; Learning in animals ; Social psychology

9 Detecting, Understanding, and Explaining Imitation by Animals -- 10 Insights into Vocal Imitation in African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) -- 11 Selective Imitation in Child and Chimpanzee: A Window on the Construal of Others' Actions -- 12 Commentary and Discussion on Imitation in Animals -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index to Volume 1 -- Index to Volume 2.

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A state-of-the-art view of imitation from leading researchers in neuroscience and brain imaging, animal and developmental psychology, primatology, ethology, philosophy, anthropology, media studies, economics, sociology, education, and law. Leading researchers across a range of disciplines provide a state-of-the-art view of imitation, integrating the latest findings and theories with reviews of seminal work, and revealing why imitation is a topic of such intense current scientific interest