Social learning in humans and other animals.

Decisions made by individuals can be influenced by what others think and do. Social learning includes a wide array of behaviors such as imitation, observational learning of novel foraging techniques, peer or parental influences on individual preferences, as well as outright teaching. These processes...

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Main Authors: Jean-François eGariépy, Karli K Watson, Emily eDu, Diana L Xie, Joshua eErb, Dianna eAmasino, Michael L Platt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2014.00058/full