Social Play Behaviour: Cooperation, Fairness, Trust, and the Evolution of Morality

By M. Bekoff. 2001

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TARGET ARTICLE: Selective Investment Theory: Recasting the Functional Significance of Close Relationships (2006, unknown): “Examples include reciprocal pawing and biting in canid play behavior (Bekhoff, 2001), reciprocal grooming in various primate species (e.”
Social play in captive wolves (Canis lupus): not only an immature affair (2009, background): “Contact play is one of the most complex forms of social interaction, because it involves both cooperative and competitive elements (Thompson, 1998; Bekoff, 2001; Dugatkin & Bekoff, 2003; Bauer & Smuts, 2007).”
Why do Dolphins Play (2014, background): “…and cognitively, and provides opportunities to practice and perfect social and communicative skills to be used in more serious affiliative and agnostic contexts (Bekoff, 2001; Bekoff & Byers, 1981; Coelho & Bramblett, 1982; Kuczaj & Horback, 2013; Kuczaj et al., 2006; Thompson, 1996; West, 1974).”
Wild justice and fair play: cooperation, forgiveness, and morality in animals (2004, background): “Much of this discussion appeared in two of my previous papers (Bekoff 2001a,b) and has been updated where possible.”
Role of Peers in Cultural Innovation and Cultural Transmission: Evidence from the Play of Dolphin Calves (2006, background): “However, social play may be particularly important for certain aspects of development (Bekoff, 2001).”
Sharing the motivation to play: the use of signals in adult bonobos (2008, background): “Contact play involving cooperation and reciprocity is one of the most sophisticated and complex forms of social interaction, during which the playmates have to trust each other to maintain the rules of the game (Bekoff 2001; Dugatkin & Bekoff 2003).”
Partner preferences and asymmetries in social play among domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, littermates (2008, unknown): “Although it is not yet known why dog dyads display such wide variation in degrees of asymmetry during play, the study by Bauer & Smuts (2007) makes it clear that 'fair play' (Bekoff 2001) is not necessary for play to occur.”
Nonhuman Species’ Reactions to Inequity and their Implications for Fairness (2006, background): “Bekoff suggests that in learning the art of social negotiation, conflict resolution, compromise, and cooperation, young canids (and other species) can learn the basics of the social norms that will govern their adult lives in the pack (Bekoff, 2001).”
Short-Term Benefits of Play Behavior and Conflict Prevention in Pan paniscus (2006, unknown): “Theories on the function of play have often focused on delayed rather than immediate benefits, which is probably why several aspects of its adaptive value remain unknown (Bekoff, 2001; Fagen, 1981; Paquette, 1994).”