論文

査読有り
2010年3月

Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) are sensitive to others' reward: an experimental analysis of food-choice for conspecifics

ANIMAL COGNITION
  • Ayaka Takimoto
  • ,
  • Hika Kuroshima
  • ,
  • Kazuo Fujita

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開始ページ
249
終了ページ
261
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/s10071-009-0262-8
出版者・発行元
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

The issue whether non-human primates have other-regarding preference and/or inequity aversion has been under debate. We investigated whether tufted capuchin monkeys are sensitive to others' reward in various experimental food sharing settings. Two monkeys faced each other. The operator monkey chose one of two food containers placed between the participants, each containing a food item for him/herself and another for the recipient. The recipient passively received either high- or low-value food depending on the operator's choice, whereas the operator obtained the same food regardless of his/her choice. The recipients were either the highest- or lowest-ranking member of the group, and the operators were middle-ranking. In Experiment 1, the operators chose the high-value food for the subordinate recipient more frequently than when there was no recipient, whereas they were indifferent in their choice for the dominant. This differentiated behavior could have been because the dominant recipient frequently ate the low-value food. In Experiment 2, we increased the difference in the value of the two food items so that both recipients would reject the low-value food. The results were the same as in Experiment 1. In Experiment 3, we placed an opaque screen in front of the recipient to examine effects of visual contact between the participants. The operators' food choice generally shifted toward providing the low-value food for the recipient. These results suggest that capuchins are clearly sensitive to others' reward and that they show other-regarding preference or a form of inequity aversion depending upon the recipients and the presence of visual contact.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-009-0262-8
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19609580
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000274542900006&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/s10071-009-0262-8
  • ISSN : 1435-9448
  • eISSN : 1435-9456
  • PubMed ID : 19609580
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000274542900006

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