Title |
Do Ravens Show Consolation? Responses to Distressed Others
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2010
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0010605 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Orlaith N. Fraser, Thomas Bugnyar |
Abstract |
Bystander affiliation (post-conflict affiliation from an uninvolved bystander to the conflict victim) may represent an expression of empathy in which the bystander consoles the victim to alleviate the victim's distress ("consolation"). However, alternative hypotheses for the function of bystander affiliation also exist. Determining whether ravens spontaneously offer consolation to distressed partners may not only help us to understand how animals deal with the costs of aggressive conflict, but may also play an important role in the empathy debate. |
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Spain | 1 | 17% |
El Salvador | 1 | 17% |
United States | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 3 | 50% |
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Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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Austria | 3 | 1% |
Romania | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Hungary | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Other | 2 | <1% |
Unknown | 198 | 91% |
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Student > Bachelor | 37 | 17% |
Student > Master | 33 | 15% |
Researcher | 30 | 14% |
Other | 13 | 6% |
Other | 36 | 17% |
Unknown | 26 | 12% |
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Psychology | 38 | 17% |
Environmental Science | 12 | 6% |
Neuroscience | 7 | 3% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 3% |
Other | 26 | 12% |
Unknown | 34 | 16% |