Alicia P. Melis

Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
D-04103 Leipzig
Germany

phone:	0049 (0) 341 3550 425
fax:	0049 (0) 341 3550 444
email:	meliseva.mpg.de

Research Interests

Comparative social cognition (great apes and children)
Deception, concealment, visual perspective taking
Psychological basis for cooperation in great apes (especially chimpanzees) and children

• Social factors and cognitive skills influencing collaborative problem-solving

• Prosociality

• Reciprocity

• Bargaining games

• Collective Action Problems