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Why humans and other primates care so much about fairness, with Sarah Brosnan, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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How Do Monkeys Respond When Getting a Treat?

Most famous study looked at how monkeys responded when given an inferior treat. That was in fact the study we did after I saw Aussie. So we took two monkeys from the same social group. They came inside to their test chamber and they had to do a really simple task. It was trading a token and they got a food reward when they did that.

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