Primatologists/Primatology Field

Question 1

challenges in investigating primates

Answer 1

captive vs provisioned settings

Question 2

how might one study primates in their natural setting

Answer 2

by provisioning (i.e. ane goodeel lures chimps with bananas)

Question 3

mechanism

Answer 3

the ‘how’ (causa efficence)

proximate and physiological explanation

Question 4

function

Answer 4

the 'why' causa finalis
the ultimate (survival and reproduction)

Question 5

hypothethic deductive method

Answer 5

by Karl Popper in 1934: perdictions derived from competing hypothesis

1. falstificaiton (not supported by data)
2. supported by data ( needs proof)

Question 6

variance

Answer 6

a measure of variation in a set of scores definsed as the average square deviation form the mean

(e.g. same mean but variance might differ between 3 different distributions)

Question 7

best way to collect data

Answer 7

use time intervals
clearly define behavioural catergorgies
behaviours of interest
observation conditions
logical considerations

Question 8

behavioural ecology

Answer 8

development of evolutionary principles to understand the adaptive advantages of behaviour under different ecological conditiosn

Question 9

sociobiology

Answer 9

biological study of social behavioural

Question 10

genotype vs phenotype expression of behaviour

Answer 10

phenotye= strategy for natural selection

genotype= affects the primate’s ability to feed, socialize, reproducice and its life history