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Sarah Brosnan

Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience | Acting Chair, Department of Psychology | Co-Director, Language Research Center | Georgia State University

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January 25, 2024

In search of animal normativity: a framework for studying social norms in non-human animals→

January 25, 2024/ Sarah Brosnan

Westra, E, Fitzpatrick, S, Brosnan, SF, Gruber, T, Hobaiter, C, Hopper, LM, Kelly, D, Krupenye, C, Luncz, LV, Theriault, J, Andrews, K (2024) Biological Reviews

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January 25, 2024/ Sarah Brosnan/ /Source
2024, journal article
culture, social cognition, social learning, morality, evolution of behavior, hopper
November 29, 2023

The importance of thinking about the future in cultural learning→

November 29, 2023/ Sarah Brosnan

Vale, GL, Coughlin, C, Brosnan, SF (2022) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Series B

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November 29, 2023/ Sarah Brosnan/ /Source
2022, journal article
social learning, comparative cognition, Vale
October 15, 2021

Levelling the playing field in cumulative cultural evolution: conceptual and methodological advances in nonhuman primate research

October 15, 2021/ Sarah Brosnan

Rawlings, B, Legare, C, Brosnan, SF, Vale, GL (2021) Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition

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October 15, 2021/ Sarah Brosnan/
2021, journal article
social learning, culture, Vale
October 15, 2021

Understanding the evolution of animal innovation at the individual level: A ratings-based assessment in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus [Cebus] sp.)→

October 15, 2021/ Sarah Brosnan

Morton, FB, Buchanan-Smith, HM, Brosnan, SF, Thierry, B, Paukner, A, Essler, JL, Marcum, CS, Lee, PC (2021) Journal of Comparative Psychology

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October 15, 2021/ Sarah Brosnan/ /Source
2021, journal article
social learning, individual differences, essler
December 12, 2020

Understanding the evolution of animal innovation at the individual level: A ratings-based assessment in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus [Cebus] sp.)

December 12, 2020/ Sarah Brosnan

Morton, FB, Buchanan-Smith, HM, Brosnan, SF, Thierry, B, Paukner, A, Essler, JL, Marcum, CS, Lee, PC (in press) Journal of Comparative Psychology

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December 12, 2020/ Sarah Brosnan/
in press, journal article
social learning, primate cognition, evolution of behavior, essler
December 01, 2014

Chimpanzees Copy Dominant and Knowledgeable Individuals: Implications for Cultural Diversity→

December 01, 2014/ ScienceSites

Kendal, RL, Hopper, LM, Whiten, A, Brosnan, SF, Lambeth, SP, Schapiro, SJ, Hoppitt, W (2014). Evolution and Human Behavior
**Winner of the Margo Wilson Award for the best paper of the year in EHB

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December 01, 2014/ ScienceSites/ /Source
2014, journal article
social influences, social learning, hopper
October 15, 2014

Psychological Limits on Animal Innovation→

October 15, 2014/ ScienceSites

Brosnan, SF, Hopper, LM (2014). Animal Behaviour, 92, 325-332. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.02.026

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2014, journal article
social influences, primate cognition, social learning, hopper
October 15, 2014

Dissecting the Mechanisms of Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) Social Learning →

October 15, 2014/ ScienceSites

Hopper, LM, Holmes, AN, Williams, LE, Brosnan, SF (2013). PeerJ, 1, e13.

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2013, journal article
social influences, social learning, hopper
October 13, 2014

Chimpanzees' Socially Maintained Food Preferences Indicate Both Conservatism and Conformity →

October 13, 2014/ ScienceSites

Hopper, LM, Schapiro, SJ, Lambeth, SP, Brosnan, SF (2011). Animal Behaviour, 81: 1195-1202.

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2011, journal article
social influences, social learning, hopper
October 13, 2014

Exploration of Culture in Chimpanzees: Review of “The Cultured Chimpanzee: Reflections on Cultural Primatology" →

October 13, 2014/ ScienceSites

Brosnan, SF (2006). American Journal of Primatology 68: 425-427.

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2006, reviews and commentaries
social learning
October 13, 2014

Socially Learned Preferences for Differentially Rewarded Tokens in the Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)→

October 13, 2014/ ScienceSites

Brosnan, SF, de Waal, FBM (2004). Journal of Comparative Psychology 119: 133-139.

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2004, journal article
comparative economics, social learning, social influences
October 13, 2014

Observational Learning and Predator Inspection in Guppies, (Poecilia reticulata) →

October 13, 2014/ ScienceSites

Brosnan, SF, Dugatkin, LA, Earley, RL (2003). Ethology 109: 823-834.

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October 13, 2014/ ScienceSites/ /Source
journal article, 2003
social influences, social learning, comparative cognition
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What behavior in economic games tells us about the evolution of non-human species’ economic decision-making behavior

Brosnan, SF (2021) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

Experimental Test for Consistent Differences in Ape Societies Emerge in Virtual Worlds

Wilson, BJ, Brosnan, SF, Lonsdorf, EV, Sanz, CM (2020) Scientific Reports

Capuchin and rhesus monkeys show sunk-cost effects in a psychomotor task

Watzek, J, Brosnan, SF (2020) Scientific Reports

Are the roots of human economic systems shared with non-human primates?

Addessi, E, Beran, MJ, Bourgeouis-Gironde, S, Brosnan, SF, Leca, JB (2020) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Capuchin and rhesus monkeys but not humans show cognitive flexibility in an optional-switch task

Watzek, J, Pope, SM, Brosnan, SF (2019) Scientific Reports

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recommended sites

  • Language Research Center, Georgia State University

  • Cognitive Sciences Program, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University

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  • Research at Zoo Atlanta

  • Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research

  • FIRST Fellowship Program of Emory University

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  • Animal Behavior Society

  • International Primatological Society

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