Social Behaviour Flashcards
Appeasement
Type of social behaviour used by a member of a social group to concede defeat to a dominant rival.
Alliance
Close relationship among female primates in a social group where reproductive success can increase social status.
Altruism
Unselfish behaviour which harms the donor but benefits the recipient.
Cooperative hunting
Method of obtaining food that benefits subordinate animals in addition to the group’s dominant leader.
Member of a social group able to intimidate all other members without being attacked in return.
Dominant
Grooming
Process by which primates clean one another’s for while reducing tension within their social group.
Kin selection
Process which favours acts of apparent altruism carried out to help close relatives.
Parental care
Type of social behaviour where adult primates provide their offspring with food, protection and support.
Social group
Unit consisting of several members of a species who live together and responds to one another.
Social hierarchy
Graded order of rank among members of a social group resulting from aggressive behaviour.
Social status
An individual’s level of rank in a social hierarchy.
Taxonomic
Term referring to a group of living things classified together because they have certain characteristics in common.
Threat display
Ritualised behaviour used by a member of a social group to intimidate a rival without engaging in a real fight.
Non-reproductive member of an insect colony that cooperates with close relatives to ensure the survival of the young.
Worker
