The use of individual, social, and animated cue information by capuchin monkeys and children in a touchscreen task.

ABSTRACT: The distinctiveness of human cumulative culture raises the question of whether humans respond differently to information originating from social sources, compared with information from other sources. Further, does any such differential responding set humans apart from other species? We studied how capuchin monkeys and 2- to 5-year-old children used information originating from their own actions, those of a human demonstrator, or an animated cue. This information, presented via a touchscreen, always revealed in the first trial (T1) the reward value (rewarded or unrewarded) of one stimulus from a 2- or 3-item array, and could be used in a follow-up trial (T2) involving the same stimulus array. Two monkeys achieved a level of proficiency indicating their appreciation of the T1-T2 relationship

SUBMITTER: Renner E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7806602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature