Imitation and the development of infant learning, memory, and categorisation
The ability to copy the actions of others is present from birth in both infant humans and chimpanzees and provides a method for the social transmission of knowledge. For this type of learning to have an impact over the long-term, the infant must be able to encode, store, and retrieve the information...
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| Language: | English |
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Société Francophone de Primatologie
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Revue de Primatologie |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/236 |