Hardly habitual: chimpanzees and gorillas show flexibility in their motor responses when presented with a causally-clear task

In contrast to reports of wild primates, studies of captive primates’ flexibility often reveal conservatism: individuals are unable to switch to new and more efficient strategies when task demands change. We propose that such conservatism might be a result of task design and hypothesize that conserv...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Jacobson, Lydia M. Hopper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6195.pdf