http://www.theworld.org/2012/10/people-vs-apes-do-social-skills-give-us-an-edge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-vs-apes-do-social-skills-give-us-an-edge Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theworld.org/2012/10/people-vs-apes-do-social-skills-give-us-an-edge/comment-page-1/#comment-26120 r2t Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=141012#comment-26120 To complete the questionable part of the study, they should use a trained chimp and a trained bonobo to show the chimps or the bonobos the two pipes not fitting together. Then after the animals' reactions are compiled, they would have a more complete data set. Still, some would say they should also use the trained animals to present the problem to the 2-4 yr. old humans. A stronger result would perhaps be a consistent reaction by one or the other of the groups regardless of the species of the presenter. I say perhaps because the presenter is an active participant and must respond to the "trainee" and the non-verbal cues may not be shared. To complete the questionable part of the study, they should use a trained chimp and a trained bonobo to show the chimps or the bonobos the two pipes not fitting together.
Then after the animals’ reactions are compiled, they would have a more complete data set. Still, some would say they should also use the trained animals to present the problem to the 2-4 yr. old humans. A stronger result would perhaps be a consistent reaction by one or the other of the groups regardless of the species of the presenter. I say perhaps because the presenter is an active participant and must respond to the “trainee” and the non-verbal cues may not be shared.

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