But were also sometimes really dumb.
They had to recognize and click a striped square and then a spotted square.
While monkeys got banana-flavored pellets for the win, humans got a simple audio cheer.
They kind of like playingcomputergames and getting banana pellets, Watzek told Live Science.
Also, more than 20% of the monkeys used the strategy whenever possible.
Surprisingly, only one person out of the 56 people tested took advantage of the shortcut when presented.
This could lead to poor decision making and missed opportunities.
Capuchins and rhesus monkeys don’t.
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Just be mindful of it.
I think were less and less surprised when primates outsmart humans sometimes.
The research study was published in the journalScientific Reportson September 13.
source: www.techworm.net
