EVANTH 183S - Evolution of Primate Social Cognition

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Evolutionary Anthropology

Description:

Social life of primates, with a focus on cognitive implications of social complexity. Primary emphasis on how social organization and social behavior influence the acquisition, expression, and transmission of information or knowledge. Topics include: tool use and causality; discrimination and insight learning; social influences on learning (for example, facilitation, inhibition, observation, imitation); knowledge of the social domain (individual recognition, kinship, hierarchies); coalitions, alliances, cooperation, and reciprocity; social conflict and reconciliation; traditions and cultural transmission; vocal and gestural communication; tactical deception and social manipulation; visual monitoring; intentionality; and instruction. Instructor: Drea

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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