Animal cognition: time flies when chimps are having fun.
Chimpanzees, like children, actively distract themselves to cope with waiting for a desired but delayed reward. Self-control may thus be a capacity we share with our nonhuman primate relatives.
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University Medical Center, Room 427 Bryan Research Building, Research Drive Box 3209, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Sarah R
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Heilbronner
Michael L
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Platt
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