Norway rats reciprocate help according to the quality of the help they received
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 09:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Non-human animals consider the value of previously received help when deciding whether to help a social partner, according to a new study in rats. Until now, it was unclear whether animals other than humans would consider the the value of a help received (independent of other parameters such as the partner’s identity or effort taken) when deciding how to reciprocate.