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Human culture is amazingly diverse. About this the differences of our religions, traditions, lifestyle. It turned out that the preferences of groups of chimpanzees, immediate relatives humans are also distinct from each other. However, unlike human, their preferences are not so complicated. The reason is simple. – chimpanzees are just not so motivated to learn from each other friend like people. Chimpanzees live in small groups, often by neighborhood with other fellow tribes. However each of these The groups have their own cultural traditions. So, in 2012 researchers found that three groups of chimpanzees used completely different methods for cracking nuts. Despite, that these chimpanzees were familiar and often crossed with each other friend, they had completely different tactics of behavior that transmitted not genetically, but through social learning. By however, different nut cracking techniques chimpanzees cannot compete with differences in human cultures. Compared to other animals, humans are the largest conservatives in this area. However, in this case, people, unlike animals readily not only share diverse information, but also willing to absorb it. Scientists believe that the roots readiness to accept new information are not so much in evolutionary maturity of the species, how much in its motivation. To confirm your assumptions with experiments Researchers tested 23 German preschoolers and 14 chimpanzees. In each experiment, the scientists placed three cups on the table, in one of which was hidden reward (toy). During the experiment a child or a chimpanzee could choose only one of three cups. However, both children and chimpanzees had the opportunity to spy after the actions of other subjects during the experiment. It is clear that without it’s hard to guess which cup the prize is in. It was on this factor that scientists put it. It was important for them to check not the paranormal abilities of their experimental subjects, but their ingenuity and the opportunity to learn new experiences. The results showed that both both children and chimpanzees prefer to trust their own experience. However, human children were more susceptible to influence. peer experience than chimpanzees. Chimpanzees usually took cups at random, even if they saw under which cup the prize is located. While human children are more cunning – choosing that cup, under which their predecessors found toys.
The findings suggest that chimpanzees are less motivated to receive and use social information than people. This, in turn, may explain the relative absence. chimpanzees have a vibrant culture – they’re just not interested in learning anything new …
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