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Sarah Brosnan

Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience | Acting Chair, Department of Psychology | Co-Director, Language Research Center | Georgia State University

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December 12, 2020

Cues that improve capuchin monkeys’ performance on a dichotomous choice task are less helpful for other primates

December 12, 2020/ Sarah Brosnan

Prétôt, L Mickelberg, J, Carrigan, J, Stoinski, T, Bshary, R & Brosnan, SF (in press) American Journal of Primatology

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December 12, 2020/ Sarah Brosnan/
in press, journal article
pretot, primate cognition, ecological influences
July 01, 2019

Monkeys show planning in a manual maze task

July 01, 2019/ Sarah Brosnan

Prétôt, L. & Brosnan, SF (2018) Journal of Comparative Psychology

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July 01, 2019/ Sarah Brosnan/
2018, journal article
primate cognition, pretot
May 24, 2018

Do non-human primates ascribe goals to the choices of conspecifics?→

May 24, 2018/ Sarah Brosnan

Prétôt, L. Weiss, DJ & Brosnan, SF (2018) Animal Behavior & Cognition

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2018, journal article
primate cognition, pretot
September 01, 2016

Factors influencing the different performance of fish and primates on a dichotomous choice task→

September 01, 2016/ Sarah Brosnan

Prétôt, L, Bshary, R, Brosnan, SF (2016) Animal Behaviour

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2016, in press
pretot, ecological influences, comparative cognition
April 20, 2016

Comparing species’ decisions in a dichotomous choice task: Adjusting task parameters improves performance in monkeys→

April 20, 2016/ Sarah Brosnan

Prétôt, L, Bshary, R, Brosnan, SF (2016) Animal Cognition

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2016, journal article
pretot, primate cognition, ecological influences
December 22, 2015

Using photographs to study animal social cognition and behavior: Do capuchins’ responses to photos reflect reality? →

December 22, 2015/ Sarah Brosnan

Morton, FB, Brosnan, SF, Prétôt, L, Buchanan-Smith, HM, O’Sullivan, E, Stocker, EM, Wilson, VAD (2015) Behavioural Processes

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December 22, 2015/ Sarah Brosnan/ /Source
journal article, 2016
primate cognition, pretot
November 05, 2015

The Evolution of Morality: A Comparative Approach

November 05, 2015/ Sarah Brosnan

Prétôt , L, Brosnan, SF (2015) The Moral Brain: a Multidisciplinary Approach. (ed. J Decety & T Wheatley) Boston: MIT Press.

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November 05, 2015/ Sarah Brosnan/
2015, book chapter
pretot, fairness
October 15, 2014

Adult Cleaner Wrasse Outperform Capuchin Monkeys, Chimpanzees and Orangutans in a Complex Foraging Task Derived from Cleaner–Client Reef Fish Cooperation→

October 15, 2014/ ScienceSites

Salwiczek, L, Prétôt, L, Demarta, L, Proctor, D, Essler, J, Pinto, AI, Wismer, S, Stoinski, T, Brosnan, SF, Bshary, R (2012). PLOS ONE, 7(11), e49068.

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2012, journal article
ecological influences, essler, pretot, primate cognition, proctor, comparative cognition
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Featured Articles

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What behavior in economic games tells us about the evolution of non-human species’ economic decision-making behavior

Brosnan, SF (2021) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

Experimental Test for Consistent Differences in Ape Societies Emerge in Virtual Worlds

Wilson, BJ, Brosnan, SF, Lonsdorf, EV, Sanz, CM (2020) Scientific Reports

Capuchin and rhesus monkeys show sunk-cost effects in a psychomotor task

Watzek, J, Brosnan, SF (2020) Scientific Reports

Are the roots of human economic systems shared with non-human primates?

Addessi, E, Beran, MJ, Bourgeouis-Gironde, S, Brosnan, SF, Leca, JB (2020) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Capuchin and rhesus monkeys but not humans show cognitive flexibility in an optional-switch task

Watzek, J, Pope, SM, Brosnan, SF (2019) Scientific Reports

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recommended sites

  • Language Research Center, Georgia State University

  • Cognitive Sciences Program, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University

  • Living Links Center of the Yerkes National Primate Research Center

  • Research at Zoo Atlanta

  • Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research

  • FIRST Fellowship Program of Emory University

  • American Society of Primatologists

  • Animal Behavior Society

  • International Primatological Society

The Social Mind: A Symposium Honoring the Career of Frans de Waal

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