Learning in Social Context: The Nature and Profit of Living in Groups for Development

• Main Author: Ildiko Kiraly (auth)
• Other Authors: David Buttelmann (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; fairness; Social categorization; In-group bias; understanding social relations; Group processes; understanding kinship; Imitation; cognitive development; language as social category cue; Social learning
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

One of the distinctive features of humans is their unique sociality. Humans live in organized societies that are characterized by a high level of interdependence of group members in various aspects of life, ranging from the economic phenomenon of labour division to providing emotional support to oth...