Identifying the motivations of chimpanzees: Culture and collaboration

Tomasello et al. propose that shared intentionality is a uniquely human ability. In light of this, we discuss several cultural behaviors that seem to result from a motivation to share experiences with others, suggest evidence for coordination and collaboration among chimpanzees, and cite recent find...

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 704 - 705
Main Authors Horner, Victoria, Bonnie, Kristin E., de Waal, Frans B. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2005
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Collaboration
Motivation
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Summary:Tomasello et al. propose that shared intentionality is a uniquely human ability. In light of this, we discuss several cultural behaviors that seem to result from a motivation to share experiences with others, suggest evidence for coordination and collaboration among chimpanzees, and cite recent findings that counter the argument that the predominance of emulation in chimpanzees reflects a deficit in intention reading.
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PII:S0140525X05360122
PMID:16262945
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X05360122