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In the search for the functional homology of human imitation: Take play seriously!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1998

Ádám Miklósi
Ádám Miklósi
Affiliation:
Department of Ethology, Eötvös University, Göd, H-2131 [email protected]
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Abstract

I will argue that we cannot understand imitation unless we know more about its function. By comparing the two examples presented by Byrne & Russon I show how the imitative behaviour of orangutans can be interpreted as a homologue of human imitation during play. In contrast, the lack of data leave the role of imitation in gorillas doubtful.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 5 , October 1998 , pp. 699 - 700
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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