Do capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) diagnose causal relations in the absence of a direct reward?

Do capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) diagnose causal relations in the absence of a direct reward?

We adapted a method from developmental psychology to explore whether capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) would place objects on a "blicket detector" machine to diagnose causal relations in the absence of a direct reward. Across five experiments, monkeys could place different objects on the mac...

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Main Authors: Brian J Edwards, Benjamin M Rottman, Maya Shankar, Riana Betzler, Vladimir Chituc, Ricardo Rodriguez, Liara Silva, Leah Wibecan, Jane Widness, Laurie R Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929502?pdf=render

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