Chimpanzee Cognitive Research

A chimpanzee uses tools in a lab. Cornelia Schrauf, Josep Call, Koki Fuwa and Satoshi Hirata, via Wikimedia Commons.

Some captive apes have more experience participating in research than others. Could this prior experience affect how they think and behave, biasing results from cognitive studies?

Check out my latest Animal Minds blog post: Are Research-Savvy Chimpanzees Skewing Study Results?