Testing for the “Blues”: Using the Modified Emotional Stroop Task to Assess the Emotional Response of Gorillas

Testing for the “Blues”: Using the Modified Emotional Stroop Task to Assess the Emotional Response of Gorillas

We adapted the emotional Stroop task developed for primates to test whether gorillas would show response slowing for images of ‘negative’ compared to images of ‘positive’ items placed within previously reinforced borders. Three zoo-housed male gorillas participated in six phases of an emotional Stro...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Molly McGuire, Jessica Leete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
gorilla
emotional Stroop
primate
valence
attentional shift
selective attention
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1188

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