Reaching a Consensus
Terminology and Concepts Used in Coordination and Decision-Making Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11279291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lennart W Pyritz, Lennart Pyritz (German Primate Center, corresponding author), Andrew J King (0000-0002-2789-2550, University of London), Christian Sueur (0000-0001-8206-2739, Kyoto University), Cédric Sueur, Claudia Fichtel (0000-0002-8346-2168, German Primate Center) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1268-1278 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-0291 • E-ISSN: 1573-8604 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10764-011-9524-9 |
| PMID | 22207769 |
| PMCID | PMC3228941 |
| OpenAlex | W2093672637 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 48 |
Research on coordination and decision-making in humans and nonhuman primates has increased considerably throughout the last decade. However, terminology has been used inconsistently, hampering the broader integration of results from different studies. In this short article, we provide a glossary containing the central terms of coordination and decision-making research. The glossary is based on previous definitions that have been critically revised and annotated by the participants of the symposium "Where next? Coordination and decision-making in primate groups" at the XXIIIth Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) in Kyoto, Japan. We discuss a number of conceptual and methodological issues and highlight consequences for their implementation. In summary, we recommend that future studies on coordination and decision-making in animal groups do not use the terms "combined decision" and "democratic/despotic decision-making." This will avoid ambiguity as well as anthropocentric connotations. Further, we demonstrate the importance of 1) taxon-specific definitions of coordination parameters (initiation, leadership, followership, termination), 2) differentiation between coordination research on individual-level process and group-level outcome, 3) analyses of collective action processes including initiation and termination, and 4) operationalization of successful group movements in the field to collect meaningful and comparable data across different species
Ambiguity · Animal ecology · Biology · Epistemology · Glossary · Linguistics · Management science · Operationalization · Sociology · Terminology · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Computer Science · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 0,87 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |