PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lebron James, Cultural Learning, Imitative Learning
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Humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor for approximately 5 to 7 million years ago. Culture: definition 1: refers to some kind of symbolic coding having a set of signals, icons, and words that refer to something else that most members of that culture recognize. With regards to this definition, humans are the only species that have culture because no other species have symbolic coding. Problem with this definition: circularity: definition 2: humans ability to learn information from other members of their species through social transmission. With regards to this definition, humans aren"t the only species to have culture. This is also seen in the animal kingdom. Imo washing potatoes her habit was transferred to the rest of her troupe. Chimps learning to use twigs & barks to fish out termites - appear to be learned behaviours that are culturally transmitted from one generation of chimps to another.
