Like that monkey experiment where they put food on top of a ladder but every time someone tries to get the food everybody gets sprayed with cold water. When they stop trying to get food they take one monkey out and put a new one in who gets beaten up by the others when it tries to get the food. So they substitute in new monkeys until none of the originals are left but they still beat up anyone trying to get the food although they don't know why.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

any sources?

[–] paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The experiment itself seems to have never actually happened.

https://www.throwcase.com/2014/12/21/that-five-monkeys-and-a-banana-story-is-rubbish/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/games-primates-play/201203/what-monkeys-can-teach-us-about-human-behavior-facts-fiction

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

thank you

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