| Title |
Great Apes' Risk-Taking Strategies in a Decision Making Task
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0028801 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel B. M. Haun, Christian Nawroth, Josep Call |
| Abstract |
We investigate decision-making behaviour in all four non-human great ape species. Apes chose between a safe and a risky option across trials of varying expected values. All species chose the safe option more often with decreasing probability of success. While all species were risk-seeking, orangutans and chimpanzees chose the risky option more often than gorillas and bonobos. Hence all four species' preferences were ordered in a manner consistent with normative dictates of expected value, but varied predictably in their willingness to take risks. |
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| Chile | 1 | 100% |
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| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 105 | 95% |
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| Researcher | 24 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 15% |
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| Environmental Science | 6 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 18% |