Animal Cognition: Chimps Use Human Knowledge When Reasoning Statistically
A recent study found that chimpanzees chose hidden rewards selected by humans from two populations containing different proportions of favoured and non-favoured items; their choice was based on statistical reasoning about random sampling, human preferences, and inferences about humans' knowledg...
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| Published in | Current biology Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. R705 - R706 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Elsevier Inc
18.06.2018
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| Summary: | A recent study found that chimpanzees chose hidden rewards selected by humans from two populations containing different proportions of favoured and non-favoured items; their choice was based on statistical reasoning about random sampling, human preferences, and inferences about humans' knowledge of their own choices.
A recent study found that chimpanzees chose hidden rewards selected by humans from two populations containing different proportions of favoured and non-favoured items; their choice was based on statistical reasoning about random sampling, human preferences, and inferences about humans' knowledge of their own choices. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0960-9822 1879-0445 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.018 |