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The missing link? How do non-human primates fit in the minimalist model of ownership?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2023

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Patricia Kanngiesser*
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School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK patricia.kanngiesser@plymouth.ac.uk; www.patriciakanngiesser.com
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Abstract

Can Boyer's model of ownership psychology provide useful insights for comparative research? I apply his model to argue that we currently have evidence for possession psychology (based on competitive resource acquisition) in non-human primates, but not for ownership psychology.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e339
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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