Hardly habitual: chimpanzees and gorillas show flexibility in their motor responses when presented with a causally-clear task
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6195
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: clear task; causal understanding; task; presented causally ... See more keywords