| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Social Learning -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A Brief History of Social Learning Research -- Chapter 3. Methods for Studying Social Learning in the Laboratory -- Chapter 4. Social Learning Mechanisms -- Chapter 5. Statistical Methods for Diffusion Data -- Chapter 6. Repertoire- Based Methods for Detecting and Quantifying Social Transmission -- Chapter 7. Developmental Methods for Studying Social Learning -- Chapter 8. Social Learning Strategies -- Chapter 9. Modeling Social Learning and Culture -- Chapter 10. Conclusions -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of behavioral research and sits at the interface of many academic disciplines, including biology, experimental psychology, economics, and cognitive neuroscience. Social Learning provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the research methods of this important emerging field. William Hoppitt and Kevin Laland define the mechanisms thought to underlie social learning and demonstrate how to |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Learning in animals -- Research -- Methodology
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Social learning -- Research -- Methodology
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Psychology, Comparative -- Research -- Methodology
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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NATURE -- Animals -- General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Laland, Kevin N., author
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| LC no. |
2012049339 |
| ISBN |
9781400846504 |
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1400846501 |
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1299652131 |
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9781299652132 |
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