Primate Behaviour Flashcards
0
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Early communication in monkeys?
A
Neonate monkeys and apes copy behaviours others
1
Q
What are some interesting similarities in behaviour between humans and non human primates?
A
- referential calling
- distinguishing between the self and others
2
Q
What are the three sets of primates characteristics?
A
- Adaptations for life on trees
- Reproductive specialisation
- Complex visual system
3
Q
How much bigger is a primate brain to a mammal brain?
A
1.5 to 7.5 times larger
4
Q
Name some social behaviours of primates?
A
- dominance hierarchies
- social groups reproduction and dispersion
- aggressive behaviour
- grooming, play and social proximity
- communication
5
Q
How did human social cognition emerge?
A
Nicholas Humphrey 1976
- social intelligence hypothesis
- primate cognition was driven by completion
6
Q
Emerging cultures
A
- humans have reached cultural heights
