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Capuchin monkeys reject unequal rewards in a fairness experiment

TVPUniversity · Demo · 3 min · 2012 · YouTube title: Capuchin monkeys reject unequal pay
Why it's here

HN cites it in discussions of pay fairness and inequality as a short, funny demonstration of the fairness instinct.

What it covers

Primatologist Frans de Waal shows an experiment in which capuchin monkeys refuse a reward after seeing a partner get a better one for the same task. It illustrates a sense of fairness in primates.