title: Comparative cognition: united we stand.
abstract: Humans engage in collaborative activities far more often than do members of any other species. Two recent studies explore why this is the case. Are humans uniquely motivated to work together?
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Yale University, Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. laurie.santos@yale.edu
authors.forename: Laurie R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology*; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity