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Setting the Plio-Pleistocene Stage Setting the Plio-Pleistocene Stage
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The Hominin Infant’s To-Do List The Hominin Infant’s To-Do List
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First Order of Business: Appeal to Mother First Order of Business: Appeal to Mother
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Attract Others Attract Others
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Vocal Control and More Flexible Vocalizing Vocal Control and More Flexible Vocalizing
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Incorporate Others’ Preferences Incorporate Others’ Preferences
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Add Psychological Dimensions to Kindchenschema Add Psychological Dimensions to Kindchenschema
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New Dimensions to Social Learning New Dimensions to Social Learning
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Expanded Avenues Expanded Avenues
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Emotionally Modern and Mentalizing Mentees Emotionally Modern and Mentalizing Mentees
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Concern for Reputation and Learning Concern for Reputation and Learning
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
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47 The Emergence of Emotionally Modern Humans: Implications for Language and Learning
Get accessSarah Blaffer Hrdy, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis
Judith M. Burkart. Department of Anthropology, University of Zurich
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Published:22 May 2024
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Abstract
According to the Cooperative Breeding Hypothesis, apes with the life history attributes of those in the line leading to the genus Homo could not have evolved unless male and female allomothers had begun to help mothers care for and provision offspring. As proposed elsewhere, the unusual way hominins reared their young generated novel phenotypes subsequently subjected to Darwinian social selection, favoring those young apes best at monitoring the intentions, mental states, and preferences of others and most motivated to attract and appeal to caretakers. Not only were youngsters acquiring information in different social contexts than other apes, but they would also have been emotionally and neurophysiologically different from them in ways that are relevant to how humans learn. Contingently delivered rewards to dependents who attracted and ingratiated themselves with allomothers shaped their behaviors and vocalizations and transformed the way developing youngsters learned from others and internalized their preferences.
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