Vicarious Reinforcement In Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

What happens to others profoundly influences our own behavior. Such other-regarding outcomes can drive observational learning, as well as motivate cooperation, charity, empathy, and even spite. Vicarious reinforcement may serve as one of the critical mechanisms mediating the influence of other-reg...

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Main Authors: Steve W. C. Chang, Amy A. Winecoff, Michael L. Platt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00027/full