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Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) let lesser rewards pass them by to get better rewards

Self-control is defined as foregoing an immediate reward to gain a larger delayed reward. Methods used to test self-control comparatively include intertemporal choice tasks, delay of gratification tasks, and accumulation tasks. To date, capuchin monkeys have shown different levels of self-control ac...

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Main Authors: Bramlett, Jessica L., Perdue, Bonnie M., Evans, Theodore A., Beran, Michael J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763236/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22689285
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-012-0522-x
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