Great Apes Watch Hide-and-seek Video (VIDEO)

Kyoto University

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In the video, a human and a person dressed in an ape suit are engaged in a hide and seek-like scenario. An eye-tracker on a TV monitor follows an observing apes' gaze, recording where the ape anticipates the action will occur next. The results of this study shows that great apes watching such a video can process false beliefs, which is the notion that someone's understanding of a situation may not be congruent with reality.

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Fumihiro Kano

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