Testing for localized stimulus enhancement and object movement reenactment in pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) and young children (Homo sapiens).
Four puzzle boxes were used to investigate localized stimulus enhancement and object movement reenactment (OMR) in 13 pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) and 30 human infants (Homo sapiens). Participants received contrasting demonstrations on each box. A circular lid was gripped by its rim or handle and swiveled to the left or right. A flap door was pushed or flipped. A sliding lid was pushed to the left or right. A pin bolt was demonstrated being pushed down, or the participants were left to solve the puzzle for themselves. Despite the fact that the monkeys watched the demonstrations about 60% of the time, only a weak OMR effect was found on the sliding lid. In contrast, the children watched significantly more, and there was clear evidence of socially mediated learning on all of the boxes.
Rigamonti
Marco M
MM
Centro Di Primatologia HSRIBFM CNR, Università Milano Bicocca, Istituto H. Sraffaele, Italy. marco.rigamonti@hsr.it
Custance
Deborah M
DM
Previde
Emanuela Prato
EP
Spiezio
Caterina
C
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007223:Infant; D008254:Macaca nemestrina; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception; D009949:Orientation; D011340:Problem Solving; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013045:Species Specificity