Abstract
We agree with Kline that a lack of unification is preventing progress in understanding the occurrence of teaching behaviour and the selective pressures influencing its presence. However, we feel that the proposed framework, which incorporates mentalistic and cultural approaches, continues to overlook cases of teaching in nonhuman animals. We advocate the comparative functionalist framework to identify the proximate causes of teaching behaviour in both humans and other animals.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e59 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 38 |
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Publication status | Published - 8 Jun 2015 |
Keywords
- animal behavior
- cognition
- conceptual framework
- environmental factor