Topic: Evolution
Quote: Monkeys show sense of justice \nAbsolutely amazing. And Capuchins, although bright relative to most other mammals, aren't as bright as chimps.
Response: Certainly interesting. I wonder two things. I would want to look closer at the study design and two, I would like to hear a beaviorist point of view on it. What would skinner have said? I doubt that he would have attributed the results to a "sense of fairness" since that is not an observable item. He likely would have stated that any two animals receiving differential rewards would have likely learned that if they wait then they also will receive a more liked item. Not a sense of justice but learning by observation.\nTolman further would argue that conditioned taste responses for the monkey receiving the preferred reward would be of greater value. In other words, if they were rewarded sometime when they didn\'t do anything would their work rate go down compared to the other monkey?\nWould the other monkey continue at the same rate although it may not accept the less preferred food? These are important pieces I feel are missing from the information.
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