Evidence for social referencing in young chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
Journal Article
A captive chimpanzee group was observed in order to determine the extent to which the social interactions of the infants and juveniles (18-50 months) were affected by their mothers' relationships with other adult group members. It was found that the young chimpanzees initiated more interactions with adults who interacted more with their mothers. A vast majority of those interactions occurred at significant distances from the mother. It is argued that these data imply a social-cognitive ability in young chimpanzees closely related to the human infant's ability to use its mother in 'social referencing'.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Evans, A; Tomasello, M
Published Date
- January 1, 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 47 / 1
Start / End Page
- 49 - 54
PubMed ID
- 3557230
Pubmed Central ID
- 3557230
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1421-9980
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0015-5713
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1159/000156263
Language
- eng