title: What do monkeys' music choices mean?
abstract: McDermott and Hauser have recently shown that although monkeys show some types of preferences for sound, preferences for music are found only in humans. This suggests that music might be a relatively recent adaptation in human evolution. Here, I focus on the research methods used by McDermott and Hauser, and consider the findings in relation to infancy research and music psychology.
authors: Keele University, School of Psychology, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK. a.m.lamont@keele.ac.uk
authors: Alexandra M
authors: AM
authors: Lamont
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009146:Music