Social learning an introduction to mechanisms, methods, and models

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, experime...

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Main Authors:	Hoppitt, William, Laland, Kevin N
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton Princeton University Press 2013
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Addition Alternative hypothesis Animal culture Animals Behavior Biological Sciences Biology Biology- Nature Capuchin monkey Case study Causal graph Causality Chimpanzee Classical conditioning Coefficient Coevolution Confidence interval Conformity Copying Cultural evolution Cultural learning Culture Decision-making Ecology Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Estimation Ethology Evolution Evolution- Ps- Psvp- Psaj Evolutionary psychology Experiment Explanation Field experiment Field research Foraging General- Science Human subject research Imitation Inference Interaction Learning Learning in animals Learning in animals > Research > Methodology Life Sciences Likelihood function Linear regression Methodology Mirror neuron Model selection NATURE NATURE / Animals Null hypothesis Observation Observational learning Observational study Parameter Prediction Princeton University Press Probability Psychology Psychology, Comparative Psychology, Comparative > Research > Methodology Regression analysis Reinforcement Reinforcement learning Result SCIENCE SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology Shoaling and schooling Simulation Social behavior Social cue Social environment Social facilitation Social group Social influence Social learning Social learning (social pedagogy) Social learning > Research > Methodology Social learning theory Social relation Social science Statistical hypothesis testing Statistics Suggestion Survival analysis Trait theory Vocal learning Zoology Decision-making Ethology Vocal learning Social group Foraging Explanation Psychology Conformity Human subject research Field experiment Result Learning Suggestion Social behavior Alternative hypothesis Chimpanzee Reinforcement Behavior Culture Likelihood function Animal culture Observational study Addition Copying Experiment Estimation Interaction Social cue Prediction Inference Regression analysis Capuchin monkey Coevolution Case study Survival analysis Observational learning Shoaling and schooling Social science Imitation Social learning theory Observation Causality Social facilitation Social environment Social influence Methodology Evolutionary psychology Social learning (social pedagogy) Null hypothesis Mirror neuron Social relation Causal graph Evolution Coefficient Trait theory Model selection Linear regression Reinforcement learning Probability Field research Ecology Statistics Classical conditioning Confidence interval Cultural learning Simulation Princeton University Press Statistical hypothesis testing Parameter Cultural evolution
ISBN:	9780691150703, 9780691150710, 0691150702, 0691150710, 9781400846504, 1400846501
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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 Learningprovides 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 distinguish them experimentally in the laboratory. They present techniques for detecting and quantifying social learning in nature, including statistical modeling of the spatial distribution of behavior traits. They also describe the latest theory and empirical findings on social learning strategies, and introduce readers to mathematical methods and models used in the study of cultural evolution. This book is an indispensable tool for researchers and an essential primer for students. Provides a comprehensive, practical guide to social learning researchCombines theoretical and empirical approachesDescribes techniques for the laboratory and the fieldCovers social learning mechanisms and strategies, statistical modeling techniques for field data, mathematical modeling of cultural evolution, and more
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	9780691150703 9780691150710 0691150702 0691150710 9781400846504 1400846501
DOI:	10.1515/9781400846504