Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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Causal information and social learning in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens)
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisMany of the tool-using activities of both chimpanzees and children involve a complex mixture of interconnected causal relationships between a tool and a reward, and much of this tool-use is thought to be acquired, at least ... -
No evidence for contagious yawning in lemurs
(2016-09-01) - Journal articleAmong some haplorhine primates, including humans, relaxed yawns spread contagiously. Such contagious yawning has been linked to social bonds and empathy in some species. However, no studies have investigated contagious ... -
Sex differences in social learning : exploring the links with risk aversion and confidence
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-20) - ThesisIn this thesis, I explore sex differences in adult human social learning, and how these sex differences might be underpinned by differences in risk-taking and confidence. The capacity for high-fidelity social learning is ... -
A comparative study of the understanding of invisible object displacements in macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta and arctoides) and children (Homo sapiens)
(University of St Andrews, 2005) - ThesisThe ability to infer the invisible displacement of objects has long been thought to elude most species with the exception of humans and great apes. However, in recent years, a number of researchers have proposed that this ... -
On social, cultural and cognitive aspects of theory of mind in practice
(University of St Andrews, 2003) - ThesisTheory of mind (ToM) describes the ability to represent internal mental states. We propose that using ToM in practice depends upon the interplay of social, cultural and cognitive factors. The argument is divided into two ...