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But we know this, in particular,
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from a series of studies that would be unethical if they were to be done today.
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In these studies, they put a chimpanzee in a room and there's a lever.
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And when the chimpanzee slaps the lever, it gets some food.
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Trivial, smart animal, piece of cake.
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But the room has a window leading to another room.
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And in the other room another chimpanzee is placed.
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This second chimpanzee is not a relative of the first chimpanzee
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and they've never seen each other before.
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Now, when the first chimpanzee hits the lever
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the second chimpanzee gets a painful electric shock,
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putting the first chimpanzee in a horrible dilemma.