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dc.contributor.authorEbel, Sonja J.en_UK
dc.contributor.authorVölter, Christoph J.en_UK
dc.contributor.authorSánchez-Amaro, Alejandroen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHelming, Katharina A.en_UK
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Estheren_UK
dc.contributor.authorCall, Josepen_UK
dc.contributor.otherSanchez Amaro, Alejandroen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-06T01:08:22Z-
dc.date.available2024-11-06T01:08:22Z-
dc.date.issued2023-06-22en_UK
dc.identifier.other12155en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/36424-
dc.description.abstractDifferences in the tool use of non-human primates and humans are subject of ongoing debate. In humans, representations of object functions underpin efficient tool use. Yet, representations of object functions can lead to functional fixedness, which describes the fixation on a familiar tool function leading to less efficient problem solving when the problem requires using the tool for a new function. In the current study, we examined whether chimpanzees exhibit functional fixedness. After solving a problem with a tool, chimpanzees were less efficient in solving another problem which required using the same tool with a different function compared to a control group. This fixation effect was still apparent after a period of nine months and when chimpanzees had learned about the function of a tool by observation of a conspecific. These results suggest that functional fixedness in our closest living relatives likely exists and cast doubt on the notion that stable function representations are uniquely human.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLCen_UK
dc.relationEbel SJ, Völter CJ, Sánchez-Amaro A, Helming KA, Herrmann E & Call J (2023) Functional fixedness in chimpanzees. Sanchez Amaro A (Researcher) <i>Scientific Reports</i>, 14 (1), Art. No.: 12155. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62685-wen_UK
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dc.titleFunctional fixedness in chimpanzeesen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-024-62685-wen_UK
dc.citation.jtitleScientific Reportsen_UK
dc.citation.issn2045-2322en_UK
dc.citation.volume14en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailalejandro.sanchezamaro@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date28/05/2024en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Warwicken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Portsmouthen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of St Andrewsen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001233639100007en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85194521205en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid2058136en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-4036-2455en_UK
dc.date.accepted2024-05-20en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-05-20en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2024-10-25en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorEbel, Sonja J.|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorVölter, Christoph J.|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSánchez-Amaro, Alejandro|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHelming, Katharina A.|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHerrmann, Esther|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCall, Josep|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.contributorSanchez Amaro, Alejandro|0000-0003-4036-2455en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2024-10-25en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved|2024-10-25|en_UK
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