This chapter began with a query about whether there was any content to an enterprise
called" developmental cognitive science," and if so, whether the findings could inform work …

What is a meme? First coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene, a meme is any idea,
behavior, or skill that can be transferred from one person to another by imitation: stories …

Many people have argued that the evolution of the human language faculty cannot be
explained by Darwinian natural selection. Chomsky and Gould have suggested that …

The central problem for social science is to explain social order. How do people manage to
live together? One can discern two ways of answering that question. The first view is …

This study explored whether the tendency of chimpanzees and children to use emulation or
imitation to solve a tool-using task was a response to the availability of causal information …

Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …

Deferred imitation after a 1-week delay was examined in 14-month-old infants. Six actions,
each using a different object, were demonstrated to each infant. One of the six actions was a …

Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself an
illusion? Am I conscious now? Now considered the'last great mystery of science' …

Our goal is to provide an overview of important aspects of human learning that are
particularly relevant to educators. Doing so represents an exciting but difficult challenge …

In a stimulating synthesis of cognitive science, anthropology, and linguistics, Philip
Lieberman tackles the fundamental questions of human nature: How and why are human …