Social learning and the adaptiveness of expressing and perceiving fearfulness

TY - JOUR

T1 - Social learning and the adaptiveness of expressing and perceiving fearfulness

AU - Olsen, Karsten

AU - Selbing, Ida

PY - 2023/5

Y1 - 2023/5

N2 - The fearful ape hypothesis revolves around our ability to express and perceive fearfulness. Here, we address these abilities from a social learning perspective which casts fearfulness in a slightly different light. Our commentary argues that any theory that characterizes a (human) social signal as being adaptive, needs to address the role of social learning as an alternative candidate explanation.

AB - The fearful ape hypothesis revolves around our ability to express and perceive fearfulness. Here, we address these abilities from a social learning perspective which casts fearfulness in a slightly different light. Our commentary argues that any theory that characterizes a (human) social signal as being adaptive, needs to address the role of social learning as an alternative candidate explanation.

KW - Humans

KW - Social Learning

KW - Fear

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85158123438&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X22001820

DO - 10.1017/S0140525X22001820

M3 - Review

C2 - 37154360

SN - 0140-525X

VL - 46

JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences

JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences

M1 - e74

ER -