Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations
| Autor: | Marlen Fröhlich, Evelina D. Rodrigues |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Rodrigues, Evelina D, Fröhlich, Marlen |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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10207 Department of Anthropology Facial expression Operationalization Gestures Ecology 300 Social sciences sociology & anthropology Evolution Communication studies Consistency (negotiation) Social environment 1105 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Behavior and Systematics Animal ecology Intentionality Primate communication Generalizability theory Animal Science and Zoology 1103 Animal Science and Zoology Psychology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Human communication Cognitive psychology Gesture |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| DOI: | 10.31234/osf.io/89q2r |
| Popis: | An intentional transfer of information is central to human communication. When comparing nonhuman primate communication systems to language, a critical challenge is to determine whether a signal is used in intentional, goal-oriented ways. As it is not possible to directly observe psychological states in any species, comparative researchers have inferred intentionality via behavioral markers derived from studies on prelinguistic human children. Recent efforts to increase consistency in nonhuman primate communication studies undervalue the effect of possible sources of bias: some behavioral markers are not generalizable across certain signal types (gestures, vocalizations, and facial expressions), contexts, settings, and species. Despite laudable attempts to operationalize first-order intentionality across signal types, a true “multimodal” approach requires integration across their sensory components (visual-silent, contact, audible), as a signal from a certain type can comprise more than one sensory component. Here we discuss how the study of intentional communication in nonlinguistic systems is hampered by issues of reliability, validity, consistency, and generalizability. We then highlight future research avenues that may help to understand the use of goal-oriented communication by opting, whenever possible, for reliable, valid, and consistent behavioral markers, but also taking into account sampling biases and integrating detailed observations of intraspecific communicative interactions. Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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