Language-Trained Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Delay Gratification by Choosing Token Exchange Over Immediate Reward Consumption

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 864-870

  Beran, Michael J ^a   Evans, Theodore A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Delay of gratification; Pan troglodytes; Self control; Symbols; Tokens

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LANGUAGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOKEN ECONOMY;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 84863995599     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22042     Document Type: Article

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