PSYC 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Psych, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
9 Apr 2018
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Object really matters (e. g. if food is dropped, chimps won"t give it back) Experimenter has to be known to the chimp (otherwise the chimp will tear the experimenter apart) Conclusion: young children, and chimps to some extent, all engage in altruistic behaviors. Because of the age of the children, and the evidence form nonhuman animals, the conclusion is that there is a natural tendency (innate ability) for altruism shaped by evolution. If the chimps have been trained, then aren"t they just obeying and doing what they"re supposed to do to get food later on. Some evidence suggests that this begins very early in life, possibly even in newborn infants. Another, less formal, way: modeling or imitation" of others. E. g. , tongue protrusions, mouth opening, lip purse: finding: matching behaviors (imitation) > baseline responding. Baseline: when other person is not engaging in the facial gestures: according to authors, imitation reflects the ability to coordinate information from two senses (i. e. , visual and haptic)
