Learning in and about opaque worlds

Denis Tatone; Gergely Csibra

doi:10.1017/S0140525X14000740

Learning in and about opaque worlds

Denis Tatone^*, Gergely Csibra

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Abstract

We argue that direct active teaching in humans exhibits at least two properties (open-endedness and content opacity) that make the recognition of teaching episodes without ostension untenable. Thus, while we welcome Kline's functional approach to the analysis of teaching, we think that she ignores important features of the socio-environmental niche in which human teaching likely evolved.

Original language	English
Article number	e68
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X14000740
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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