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2017 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Arslan, Ruben C. ; von Borell, Christoph J. ; Ostner, Julia ; Penke, Lars
- Abstract
- Burkart et al. suggest that social learning can explain the cognitive positive manifold for social animals, including humans. We caution that simpler explanations of positive trait intercorrelations exist, such as genetic load. To test the suggested explanation's specificity, we also need to examine non-social species and traits, such as health, that are distal to cognitive abilities.
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Journal
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- ISSN
- 0140-525X
- eISSN
- 1469-1825
- eISSN
- 1469-1825
- Language
- English