Social Behavior: Bonobos Are Nice but Prefer Mean Guys

Human infants prefer to interact with prosocial individuals. Bonobos, our close relatives, however, prefer antisocial individuals, perhaps due to a preference for social dominance. Human prosocial behavior may be due to unique tendencies to positively evaluate prosocial others. Human infants prefer...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. R164 - R166
Main Author Hamlin, J. Kiley
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 19.02.2018
Subjects
Animals
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Humans
Infant
Pan paniscus
Social Behavior
Social Dominance
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Summary:Human infants prefer to interact with prosocial individuals. Bonobos, our close relatives, however, prefer antisocial individuals, perhaps due to a preference for social dominance. Human prosocial behavior may be due to unique tendencies to positively evaluate prosocial others. Human infants prefer to interact with prosocial individuals. Bonobos, our close relatives, however, prefer antisocial individuals, perhaps due to a preference for social dominance. Human prosocial behavior may be due to unique tendencies to positively evaluate prosocial others.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2017.12.054