an introduction to mechanisms, methods, and models /
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William Hoppitt and Kevin N. Laland.
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Princeton :
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Princeton University Press,
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[2013]
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1 online resource
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.