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Correspondence : Chimpanzee helping is real, not a byproduct

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Melis, Alicia P., Engelmann, Jan M. and Warneken, Felix (2018) Correspondence : Chimpanzee helping is real, not a byproduct. Nature Communications, 9 . 615. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02321-6 ISSN 2041-1723.

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Abstract

In their recent study, Tennie et al.1 argue that positive instances of chimpanzees helping others can be a byproduct of testing methods1. The study includes a new task where chimpanzees can behave prosocially toward a conspecific either through an action (GO-condition) or by omission (NO-GO condition). The study further aims to test whether stimulus enhancement or carry-over effects from prior experiences explain previous results. We agree that a helping-by-omission task could in principle provide intriguing new evidence for chimpanzee helping. However, here we raise a number of crucial methodological issues that question the current interpretation of the study’s results. Furthermore, the study fails to consider the evidence from prior work addressing these concerns.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Chimpanzees -- Behavior., Cognition in animals., Chimpanzees -- Psychology., Tool use in animals., Social behavior in animals.
Journal or Publication Title: Nature Communications
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
ISSN: 2041-1723
Official Date: 12 February 2018
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12 February 2018Available
20 November 2017Accepted
Volume: 9
Article Number: 615
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02321-6
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 15 December 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 15 December 2017
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