Titre
The forgotten adaptive social benefits of social learning in animals.
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Harrison, R.A.
Auteure/Auteur
Dongre, P.
Auteure/Auteur
van Schaik, C.P.
Auteure/Auteur
van de Waal, E.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
1469-185X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2024-10
Volume
99
Numéro
5
Première page
1638
Dernière page/numéro d’article
1651
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Theoretical and empirical scholars of cultural evolution have traditionally studied social learning strategies, such as conformity, as adaptive strategies to obtain accurate information about the environment, whereas within social psychology there has been a greater focus upon the social consequences of such strategies. Although these two approaches are often used in concert when studying human social learning, we believe the potential social benefits of conformity, and of social learning more broadly, have been overlooked in studies of non-humans. We review evidence from studies of homophily, imitation, and rapid facial mimicry that suggests that behaving like others affords social benefits to non-human animals and that behaviour matching may be deployed strategically to increase affiliation. Furthermore, we review studies of conformity in dispersers, and suggest that forgoing personal information or preferences in favour of those of the new group during immigration may be a strategy to facilitate social integration. We therefore propose that the informational and social functions of conformity apply to humans and animals alike. We use this perspective to generate several interesting research questions to inspire work in this field. For example, under what conditions do animals use informational or social conformity and what role does uncertainty play in social learning in immigrant individuals?
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serval:BIB_A584DB4094AD
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Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2024-05-03T13:12:57.043Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T00:40:27Z
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Biological Reviews - 2024 - Harrison - The forgotten adaptive social benefits of social learning in animals.pdf
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serval:BIB_A584DB4094AD.P001
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_A584DB4094AD8
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