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Review
. 2005 Jul 12;15(13):R498-500.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.031.

Social cognition: imitation, imitation, imitation

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Social cognition: imitation, imitation, imitation

Richard W Byrne. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Monkeys recognize when they are being imitated, but they seem unable to learn by imitation. These facts make sense if imitation is seen as two different capacities: social mirroring, when actions are matched and have social benefits; and learning by copying, when new behavioural routines are acquired by observation.

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