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The importance of development for comparative primatology
It is a truism to say that primates develop, but important to acknowledge that development occurs across many domains, including motor behavior, socio-emotional behavior, communication, and cognition. In this review, we focus on those aspects of development that impact social cognition outcomes in infancy. Triadic engagements, such as those of joint attention, cooperation, and intentional communication, develop in the first year of life in chimpanzees and humans. Hominoids are strongly influenced by experiences during early development, especially those that are foundational for these coordinated triadic engagements. Purported species differences in triadic engagements are highlighted in current evolutionary theories of primate social cognition, but conclusions about species differences are unfounded when development is ignored. Experimental designs must match, control, or systematically vary developmental experiences in cross-species comparisons. There is an urgent need to revise evolutionary theories of primate social cognition with appropriate considerations of development, across species and across cultures.
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Annual Review of AnthropologyISSN
0084-6570Publisher
Annual ReviewsVolume
43Page range
183-200Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2014-03-02First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
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