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@article{item_3267508,
title = {{Experience has a limited effect on humans{\textquoteright} ability to predict the outcome of social interactions in children, dogs and macaques}},
author = {Donnier, S. and Kovacs, G. and O{\~n}a, L. S. and Br{\"a}uer, Juliane and Amici, Federica},
language = {eng},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-020-78275-5},
publisher = {Nature},
year = {2020},
abstract = {{The ability to predict others{\textquoteright} behaviour represents a crucial mechanism which allows individuals to{\textless}br{\textgreater}react faster and more appropriately. To date, several studies have investigated humans{\textquoteright} ability to{\textless}br{\textgreater}predict conspecifcs{\textquoteright} behaviour, but little is known on our ability to predict behaviour in other species.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Here, we aimed to test humans{\textquoteright} ability to predict social behaviour in dogs, macaques and humans,{\textless}br{\textgreater}and assess the role played by experience and evolution on the emergence of this ability. For this{\textless}br{\textgreater}purpose, we presented participants with short videoclips of real-life social interactions in dog, child{\textless}br{\textgreater}and macaque dyads, and then asked them to predict the outcome of the observed interactions (i.e.{\textless}br{\textgreater}aggressive, neutral or playful). Participants were selected according to their previous species-specifc{\textless}br{\textgreater}experience with dogs, children and non-human primates. Our results showed a limited efect of{\textless}br{\textgreater}experience on the ability to predict the outcome of social interactions, which was mainly restricted to{\textless}br{\textgreater}macaques. Moreover, we found no support to the co-domestication hypothesis, in that participants{\textless}br{\textgreater}were not especially skilled at predicting dog behaviour. Finally, aggressive outcomes in dogs were{\textless}br{\textgreater}predicted signifcantly worse than playful or neutral ones. Based on our fndings, we suggest possible{\textless}br{\textgreater}lines for future research, like the inclusion of other primate species and the assessment of cultural{\textless}br{\textgreater}factors on the ability to predict behaviour across species.}},
journal = {{Scientific Reports}},
volume = {10},
eid = {21240},
}