Potential evidence of reengagement attempts following interruptions of a triadic social game in bonobos and chimpanzees.

ABSTRACT: When humans engage in joint action, they seem to so with an underlying sense of joint commitment, a feeling of mutual obligation towards their partner and a shared goal. Whether our closest living relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, experience and understand joint commitment in the same way is subject to debate. Crucial evidence concerns how participants respond to interruptions of joint actions, particularly if they protest or attempt to reengage their reluctant or distracted partners. During dyadic interactions, bonobos and chimpanzees exhibit evidence of reengagement following interruptions of naturalistic joint activities with conspecifics, according to recent studies. Yet, data are still inconsistent for triadic games, where two social partners engage with each other socially by focus

SUBMITTER: Heesen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940663 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature