Robbins, Prof. Trevor William, (born 26 Nov. 1949), Professor of Experimental Psychology and Head of Department of Psychology (formerly Department of Experimental Psychology), 2002–Sept. 2017, then Emeritus Professor, and Director, Centre for Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, since 2005, University of Cambridge (Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, 1997–2002); Fellow, 1990–Sept. 2017, and Angharad Dodds John Fellow in Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry, 2012–Sept. 2017, Downing College, Cambridge

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Kevin N. Laland

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of behavioral research and sits at the interface of many academic disciplines, including biology, experimental psychology, economics, and cognitive neuroscience. This book provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the research methods of this important emerging field. It defines the mechanisms thought to underlie social learning and demonstrate how to distinguish them experimentally in the laboratory. It presents techniques for detecting and quantifying social learning in nature, including statistical modeling of the spatial distribution of behavior traits. It also describes the latest theory and empirical findings on social learning strategies, and introduces readers to mathematical methods and models used in the study of cultural evolution. This book is an indispensable tool for researchers and an essential primer for students.


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Alan Glasper

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses two recent policy reports which indicate a potential crisis in mental health and learning disability nursing


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