• Miller@lemmy.world
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    During its juvenile period we prodded rhesus monkey 089 with sharp sticks and observed a subsequent aversion in 089 to sharp sticks in adulthood which is atypical of unprodded individuals.

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      So they poked the monkey with a sharp stick and their finding was, the monkey feared sharp sticks later?

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        23 hours ago

        Yes its science, the same lab did a follow-up study where they threw rocks at puppies.