Chimpanzee Contagious Yawning Quiz

Computer animations provide complete control over variables and the ability to program stimuli that cannot be captured on video.

The Living Links Center is a research center located at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University.

The study found that chimpanzees can be stimulated to yawn contagiously by computer animations.

<p>It is surprising because the stimuli are obviously artificial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Animations provide a potentially useful tool for exploring non-human behavior, cognition, and empathy as they offer complete control over variables and can depict stimuli that cannot be captured on video.</p> Signup and view all the answers