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Chimpanzees deceive a human competitor by hiding.

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Hare, B; Call, J; Tomasello, M
Published in: Cognition
October 2006

There is little experimental evidence that any non-human species is capable of purposefully attempting to manipulate the psychological states of others deceptively (e.g., manipulating what another sees). We show here that chimpanzees, one of humans' two closest primate relatives, sometimes attempt to actively conceal things from others. Specifically, when competing with a human in three novel tests, eight chimpanzees, from their first trials, chose to approach a contested food item via a route hidden from the human's view (sometimes using a circuitous path to do so). These findings not only corroborate previous work showing that chimpanzees know what others can and cannot see, but also suggest that when competing for food chimpanzees are skillful at manipulating, to their own advantage, whether others can or cannot see them.

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Cognition

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EISSN

1873-7838

ISSN

0010-0277

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

101

Issue

3

Start / End Page

495 / 514

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Perception
  • Spatial Behavior
  • Social Perception
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Deception
  • Behavior, Animal
 

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Hare, B., Call, J., & Tomasello, M. (2006). Chimpanzees deceive a human competitor by hiding. Cognition, 101(3), 495–514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.01.011
Hare, Brian, Josep Call, and Michael Tomasello. “Chimpanzees deceive a human competitor by hiding.Cognition 101, no. 3 (October 2006): 495–514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.01.011.
Hare B, Call J, Tomasello M. Chimpanzees deceive a human competitor by hiding. Cognition. 2006 Oct;101(3):495–514.
Hare, Brian, et al. “Chimpanzees deceive a human competitor by hiding.Cognition, vol. 101, no. 3, Oct. 2006, pp. 495–514. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2005.01.011.
Hare B, Call J, Tomasello M. Chimpanzees deceive a human competitor by hiding. Cognition. 2006 Oct;101(3):495–514.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cognition

DOI

EISSN

1873-7838

ISSN

0010-0277

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

101

Issue

3

Start / End Page

495 / 514

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Perception
  • Spatial Behavior
  • Social Perception
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Deception
  • Behavior, Animal