Great apes' risk-taking strategies in a decision making task

We investigate decision-making behaviour in all four non-human great ape species. Apes chose between a safe and a risky option across trials of varying expected values. All species chose the safe option more often with decreasing probability of success. While all species were risk-seeking, orangutan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2011-12, Vol.6 (12), p.e28801-e28801
Hauptverfasser:	Haun, Daniel B M, Nawroth, Christian, Call, Josep
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal cognition Animals Apes Biology Chimpanzees Decision Making Expected values Gorilla gorilla Gorillas Hominidae - physiology Human behavior Monkeys & apes Orangutans Pan paniscus Risk taking Social and Behavioral Sciences Species Species Specificity Troglodytes
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