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What are the two main themes for why primates are so intelligent?
- Primates need to be intelligent to solve ____ ____.
- Primates need to be intelligent to solve ____ ____.
ecological problems,social challenges
What are some potential risks of habituation in studying animal behavior? observer ____ and observer ____
- _____(losing fear of humans): may benefit study animals & disadvantage their neighbours
- study animals are used to the observer, whereas _____ neighbours run away
- ____ process poses risks to animals (may increase crop raiding, risk of disease, allow all humans too close including poachers)
bias, effects, habituation, unhabituated, habituation.
Are wild and captive primates comparable in terms of behavior?
WILD VS CAPTIVE : are they comparable? both in principle show same FAPs, but may have learned ____ ____for their production in captivity, behaviours may be produced at ____ ____ from the wild (animals can’t get away from each other)
different stimuli, different rates.
What are some of the methodologies for studying primate behavior classified by Altmann (1974)?
Jeanne Altmann (1974) called attention to inadequacy of ad hoc method of study: not amenable to statistical analysis no picture of social group as a whole: – individuals not ‘interesting’ are more or less ignored – entire society ignored unless something ‘interesting’ is going on 3. Does not distinguish between states of behaviour and events of behaviour – ____: instantaneous or of very short duration – ____: behaviour with measurable duration; onset of state may be treated as an event
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What is kin selection and how does it relate to behavior? ____ __ ____: average probability that 2 individuals share same allele through descent from common ancestor:
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How do animals recognise their kin?
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