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Distinctiveness enhances long-term event memory in non-human primates, irrespective of reinforcement
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dc.contributor.author | Lewis, Amy | |
dc.contributor.author | Call, Josep | |
dc.contributor.author | Berntsen, Dorthe | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-13T23:33:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-13T23:33:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-08 | |
dc.identifier | 249375413 | |
dc.identifier | 9bcbffb4-542b-4b66-bd28-804783dfe568 | |
dc.identifier | 85017565646 | |
dc.identifier | 000405690200002 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lewis , A , Call , J & Berntsen , D 2017 , ' Distinctiveness enhances long-term event memory in non-human primates, irrespective of reinforcement ' , American Journal of Primatology , vol. 79 , no. 8 , e22665 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22665 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0275-2565 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-8597-8336/work/37477888 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-8616-2411/work/31916760 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/13134 | |
dc.description | This research was funded by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF89). | en |
dc.description.abstract | Non-human primates are capable of recalling events that occurred as long as three years ago, and are able to distinguish between similar events; akin to human memory. In humans, distinctiveness enhances memory for events, however, it is unknown whether the same occurs in non-human primates. As such, we tested three great ape species on their ability to remember an event that varied in distinctiveness. Across three experiments, apes witnessed a baiting event in which one of three identical containers was baited with food. After a delay of two weeks, we tested their memory for the location of the baited container. Apes failed to recall the baited container when the event was undistinctive (Experiment 1), but were successful when it was distinctive (Experiment 2), although performance was equally good in a less-distinctive condition. A third experiment (Experiment 3) confirmed that distinctiveness, independent of reinforcement, was a consistent predictor of performance. These findings suggest that distinctiveness may enhance memory for events in non-human primates in the same way as in humans, and provides further evidence of basic similarities between the ways apes and humans remember past events. | |
dc.format.extent | 621595 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Journal of Primatology | en |
dc.subject | Long-term memory | en |
dc.subject | Primates | en |
dc.subject | Binding | en |
dc.subject | Distinctiveness | en |
dc.subject | Event memory | en |
dc.subject | BF Psychology | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | BF | en |
dc.title | Distinctiveness enhances long-term event memory in non-human primates, irrespective of reinforcement | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/ajp.22665 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2018-04-13 |
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