Social Learning Mechanisms in Species and Tool Use
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Which of the following mechanisms of social learning are found across species according to the text?

  • Only imitation
  • Only stimulus enhancement
  • Only contagion
  • Imitation, stimulus enhancement, contagion, and mimicking (correct)
  • What does the text say about the presence of cumulative culture in humans and other species?

  • Humans have cumulative culture, but most researchers believe it is not present in other species. (correct)
  • Both humans and other species have cumulative culture.
  • Neither humans nor other species have cumulative culture.
  • Other species have cumulative culture, but humans do not.
  • Which of the following does the text state about tool use and multisensory neurons in non-human primates?

  • Non-human primates have multisensory neurons, but this does not facilitate their tool use.
  • Non-human primates have multisensory neurons, which facilitates their tool use. (correct)
  • Non-human primates do not have multisensory neurons, which is why they cannot use tools.
  • The text does not mention anything about tool use and multisensory neurons in non-human primates.
  • What does the text say about the existence of imitation in other primates compared to humans?

    <p>Imitation exists in both humans and other primates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might make complex culture unique to humans?

    <p>The gene expression of mirror neurons and their pathways to other regions, such as theory of mind regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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