TY - JOUR
T1 - Vicarious learning from human models in monkeys
AU - Falcone, Rossella
AU - BRUNAMONTI, EMILIANO
AU - GENOVESIO, ALDO
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We examined whether monkeys can learn by observing a human model, through vicarious learning. Two monkeys observed a human model demonstrating an object-reward association and consuming food found underneath an object. The monkeys observed human models as they solved more than 30 learning problems. For each problem, the human models made a choice between two objects, one of which concealed a piece of apple. In the test phase afterwards, the monkeys made a choice of their own. Learning was apparent from the first trial of the test phase, confirming the ability of monkeys to learn by vicarious observation of human models. © 2012 Falcone et al.
AB - We examined whether monkeys can learn by observing a human model, through vicarious learning. Two monkeys observed a human model demonstrating an object-reward association and consuming food found underneath an object. The monkeys observed human models as they solved more than 30 learning problems. For each problem, the human models made a choice between two objects, one of which concealed a piece of apple. In the test phase afterwards, the monkeys made a choice of their own. Learning was apparent from the first trial of the test phase, confirming the ability of monkeys to learn by vicarious observation of human models. © 2012 Falcone et al.
UR - https://iris.uniupo.it/handle/11579/191085
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0040283
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0040283
M3 - Article
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 7
SP - e40283-4
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 7
ER -