About the Authors

Benjamin J. Pitcher

b.pitcher@qmul.ac.uk (BJP); a.g.mcelligott@qmul.ac.uk (AGM)

Affiliation Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

Alex Mesoudi

Affiliations Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Alan G. McElligott

b.pitcher@qmul.ac.uk (BJP); a.g.mcelligott@qmul.ac.uk (AGM)

Affiliation Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

A. Mesoudi is an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to the PLOS ONE policies on data sharing and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BJP AM AGM. Performed the experiments: BJP. Analyzed the data: BJP. Wrote the paper: BJP AM AGM.