Beware! Different methods lead to divergent results on yawn contagion modulation in bonobos.
behavioral contagion
emotional contagion
methodology issue
motor contagion
synchronization
Journal
American journal of primatology
ISSN: 1098-2345
Titre abrégé: Am J Primatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8108949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Aug 2024
15 Aug 2024
Historique:
revised:
13
07
2024
received:
30
06
2023
accepted:
27
07
2024
medline:
16
8
2024
pubmed:
16
8
2024
entrez:
16
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Contagious yawning (CY)-linked to physiological synchronization and possibly emotional contagion-occurs when one individual's yawn induces yawning in others. CY was investigated over different time windows (minutes from the triggering stimulus) via naturalistic or experimental studies (using real and video yawns, respectively) with contrasting results, especially in bonobos. We verified whether in bonobos result divergences may derive from different methods. We gathered yawning data on 13 bonobos at Twycross Zoo (UK) via a naturalistic (all-occurrences observations) and experimental approach (by showing yawn/control video stimuli). Based on literature, we used 1- and 3-min windows to detect CY. Due to fission-fusion management, individuals could form permanent or non-permanent associations (more/less familiar subjects under naturalistic setting). Video yawn stimuli may come from group mates/stranger models (more/less familiar subjects under the experimental setting). Stimulus type and time window affected CY modulating factors but not CY detection. Familiarity and age effect on CY showed opposite trends in 3-min trials and 1-min observations. CY was highest in oldest, non-permanently (rather than permanently) associated subjects in the naturalistic setting, but in the youngest subjects and with ingroup (rather than outgroup) models in trials. The age effect differences on CY might be due to decontextualized yawns and immature subject curiosity toward videos. The reversed familiarity effect suggests CY's context-dependent function in promoting social synchronization with socially distant group mates, as failing to coordinate as a group may lead to social disruption. Complementary methods are needed to fully understand motor replication phenomena.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Università degli Studi di Torino
ID : NORI_RILO_2021
Organisme : Erasmus+
ID : Erasmus traineeship 907913
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). American Journal of Primatology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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