Copying without rewards: Socially influenced foraging decisions among brown capuchin monkeys

Animal Cognition

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-292

  Bonnie, Kristin E ^a   De Waal, Frans B M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reinforcement; Social learning; Socially biased learning; Stimulus enhancement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; IMITATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA;

EID: 34547298960     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-006-0069-9     Document Type: Article

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