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¹Division of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK. jra1@stir.ac.uk

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Area of Science:

Primate cognition
Social behavior
Evolutionary psychology

Background:

Understanding reciprocity and fairness is crucial for social species.
Research has described one-to-one reciprocity in non-human species.
The ability of non-humans to detect third-party reciprocity remains unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether non-human primates can detect reciprocity between third parties.
To determine if capuchin monkeys discriminate between humans who reciprocate and those who do not.

Main Methods:

Capuchin monkeys were presented with food from humans involved in social exchanges.
Researchers observed monkey acceptance of food based on human partners' reciprocation behavior.
Exchange asymmetry was manipulated to assess discrimination under different conditions.

Main Results:

Capuchin monkeys discriminated between humans who reciprocated in social exchanges and those who did not.
Monkeys preferentially accepted food from consistent reciprocators.
Discrimination was not observed when exchange asymmetry resulted from an initially impoverished partner.

Conclusions:

Capuchin monkeys possess the ability to judge reciprocity in third-party social exchanges.
These findings suggest that cognitive or emotional prerequisites for assessing third-party fairness exist in non-human primates.
This study provides evidence for advanced social cognition in capuchin monkeys.