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Direct linkButtelmann, David; Carpenter, Malinda; Call, Josep; Tomasello, Michael – Developmental Science, 2007
Human infants imitate others' actions "rationally": they copy a demonstrator's action when that action is freely chosen, but less when it is forced by some constraint (Gergely, Bekkering & Kiraly, 2002). We investigated whether enculturated chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) also imitate rationally. Using Gergely and colleagues' (2002) basic procedure,…
Descriptors: Infants, Animals, Imitation, Acculturation
Peer reviewedCarpenter, Malinda; Call, Josep; Tomasello, Michael – Child Development, 2002
This study investigated 2-year-olds' understanding of others' intentions in a social learning context. After seeing a demonstration of how to open a box, children in two "No Prior Intention" conditions were less likely than those in "Prior Intention" conditions to open the box themselves when the adult unsuccessfully tried to open it. Results…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Familiarity, Imitation
