Lydia Hopper's profile
What I do
I am currently a postdoctural researcher at Durham University, UK, and use a comparative approach within the field of Evolutionary Psychology to investigate the underlying mechanisms of social learning in both chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children.
Having conducted my PhD at the University of St Andrews, UK, under the supervision of Professor Andrew Whiten I am affiliated with The Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution and the Scottish Primate Research Group
Footage of my research can be seen at the NOVA ‘Ape Genius’ website
Affiliations
Current affiliations
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- Position
- Postdoctural Researcher
- Company
- Durham University
- Further information
Location
- City:
- None chosen
- Hub:
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Interests
- ghost conditions
- open diffusion experiments
- diffusion chain experiments
- video playback demonstrations
Projects
An ESRC one-year postdoctural fellowship entitled The development of Social Learning in Children
Publications
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Hopper L, Lambeth S, Schapiro S, Whiten A. Observational learning in chimpanzees and children studied through ‘ghost’ conditions Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (1) , -1 - -1 (2008) doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1542
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HOPPER L, SPITERI A, LAMBETH S, SCHAPIRO S, HORNER V, WHITEN A. Experimental studies of traditions and underlying transmission processes in chimpanzees Animal Behaviour (6) , 1021 - 1032 (2007) doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.07.016
Contact
- email:
- lydiahopper [ at ] gmail.com
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