Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations
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Resumo: | 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. |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerationsFacial expressionGesturesIntentionalityPrimate communicationSocial environmentVocalizationsAn 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 - FCTUnited StatesRepositório do ISPARodrigues, Evelina DanielaFröhlich, Marlen2021-11-19T15:25:52Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8370engRodrigues, E.D., Fröhlich, M. (2021). Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations. International Journal Primatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00248-w0164029110.1007/s10764-021-00248-winfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T16:44:12Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/8370Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:26:12.355603Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations Rodrigues, Evelina Daniela Facial expression Gestures Intentionality Primate communication Social environment Vocalizations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Operationalizing intentionality in primate communication: Social and ecological considerations |
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Rodrigues, Evelina Daniela |
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Rodrigues, Evelina Daniela Fröhlich, Marlen |
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Fröhlich, Marlen |
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Rodrigues, Evelina Daniela Fröhlich, Marlen |
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Facial expression Gestures Intentionality Primate communication Social environment Vocalizations |
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Facial expression Gestures Intentionality Primate communication Social environment Vocalizations |
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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. |
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