Chimpanzees perform better on challenging computer tasks when they have an audience

Published on November 8, 2024

When people have an audience watching them, it can change their performance for better or worse. Now, researchers have found that chimpanzees’ performance on computer tasks is influenced by the number of people watching them. The findings suggest that this ‘audience effect’ predates the development of reputation-based human societies, the researchers say.

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