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At the species level, we explore how individuals in many different species make these decisions, how these decisions differ across species, and what are the underlying mechanisms that support successful cooperation. By determining how these species’ responses correlate with different aspects of each species’ socio-ecology, we can begin to make informed hypotheses about the function of behavior, or why it evolved. For instance, in one line of research we have discovered a correlation between species that respond negatively to inequity and the tendency to cooperate with non-kin outside of family groups. We also find that primates coordinate, but that Old World primates find better outcomes than do New World primates, indicating a split within the primate taxon. At the individual level, we use a similar approach to explore how differences in decision-making outcomes within a species correlate with aspects of individual’s demographic characteristics, such as age, rank, sex, or personality, aspects of their cognition, such as their risk preferences, and social variables, such as individuals’ relationships.
A powerful approach to understanding decision-making is to utilize the methodology of experimental economics. Economic games derived from experimental economics provide opportunities to better understand how and why individuals make the decisions that they do. This approach is of particular utility to comparative researchers. One common challenge to comparative research is that studies may not be comparable due to methodological differences, minimizing the effectiveness of the comparative approach and providing little insight into the evolution of the behaviors. Utilizing an experimental economics approach allows for a standardized methodology that is comparable not only between non-human species, but also to humans, and in particular young children, who have become a recent focus of our work. This allows for more profound insight in to the evolution of decision-making behavior. Many of the research topics in my lab take advantage of this approach.
A powerful approach to understanding decision-making is to utilize the methodology of experimental economics. Economic games derived from experimental economics provide opportunities to better understand how and why individuals make the decisions that they do. This approach is of particular utility to comparative researchers. One common challenge to comparative research is that studies may not be comparable due to methodological differences, minimizing the effectiveness of the comparative approach and providing little insight into the evolution of the behaviors. Utilizing an experimental economics approach allows for a standardized methodology that is comparable not only between non-human species, but also to humans, and in particular young children, who have become a recent focus of our work. This allows for more profound insight in to the evolution of decision-making behavior. Many of the research topics in my lab take advantage of this approach.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology (2024)
Scientific reportsno. 1 (2024)
Animal behaviour (2024): 303-313
ETHOLOGYno. 4 (2024)
iScienceno. 1 (2024): 108698-108698
Nicolás Alessandroni,Drew Altschul,Marina Bazhydai,Sarah Brosnan,Krista Byers-Heinlein,Josep Call, Lars Chittka,Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif,Julia Espinosa, Marianne S. Freeman,Biljana Gjoneska, Onur Güntürkün,Ludwig Huber,Anastasia Krasheninnikova,Valeria Mazza,Rachael Miller,David Moreau,Christian Nawroth,Ekaterina Pronizius,Susana Ruiz-Fernández,Raoul Schwing,Vedrana Šlipogor,Ingmar Visser,Jennifer Vonk, Justin Yeager,Martin Zettersten,Laurent Prétôt
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Taylor L. Cooper,Juanita Pardo-Sanchez,Meghan J. Sosnowski, Savannah Tello Rodriguez, Meera S. Spencer,Sarah F. Brosnan,Joseph R. Mendelson
Journal of Herpetologyno. 1 (2024)
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