1. Social Psychology
Yamamoto et al. (2012) – “Chimpanzees’ flexible targeted helping based on an understanding of conspecifics’ goals”

2. Background What is meant by altruism and conspecific?
Suggest reasons for human altruistic behavior.
Outline what prior studies have lacked in explaining altruism and cooperation.
Explain which cognitive ability animals appear to lack. Why chimpanzees?
Give the aims for this study.

3. Method Identify the subjects and sampling technique.
State the type of experiment and data.
Outline and describe all of the variables.
What was the study’s design and apparatus?
Explain the controls for the experiment.
Briefly discuss the ethical approval.
Outline and describe the procedure.

4. Results Outline and describe the first “can see” condition findings.
Outline and describe the “cannot see” condition findings.
Outline and describe the second “can see” condition findings.

5. Concluding Discussion
What were the results’ significance?
Explain the need for further research.
Evaluate the ethics of using animals.
Assess the study’s validity, ecological validity, and reliability.
Discuss the approaches and debates regarding this study.