Conversational Dynamics in Positive Reinforcement Training of Capuchins

This project uses video-based qualitative research methods in social interaction to investigate how non-human species may, in interaction with humans and under certain conditions, enter into patterns of participation that promote, sustain, and extend their potentialities into a linguistic mode of existence.

F&M Student Research Assistant: Meghan Fickes ‘22, Jordan Goodman ‘25, Lydia Tanguay ‘25

Ethics statement: Study reviewed and exempted by the Franklin & Marshall Institutional Review Board & by the Franklin and Marshall Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee as no changes were made to the trainers’ or animals’ daily routines.