Do capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) diagnose causal relations in the absence of a direct reward?
- Feb 19 2014
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We adapted a method from developmental psychology [1] to explore whether capuchin…
We adapted a method from developmental psychology [1] to explore whether capuchin…
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