Exam 7: Primate Behavior

Several language experiments with chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and bonobos have shown that all great apes have the capacity to use signs and symbols to communicate. Questions, however, have been raised about this type of research.

What is the basic primate social unit?

___________ is the study of the evolution of behavior, emphasizing the role of ecological factors as agents of natural selection.

Mounting as an expression of dominance in baboons is believed to also serve to

Kanzi the bonobo learned to produce sharp flakes by throwing rocks to the ground.

The traditional view of nonhuman communication has been that nonhumans, including primates,

Large primate groups are advantageous because they increase the likelihood of early predator detection.

Amicable behaviors that promote group cohesion are called _______ behaviors.

What do the language experiments with chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas indicate?

Chimpanzee caregiving behaviors are evidenced in

R-selected species include which of the following?

Why do most biological anthropologists consider it appropriate to discuss cultural behaviors in nonhuman primates? Discuss a few examples of these behaviors.

Potato washing behavior has been observed in which of the following?

In bonobos, males and females

Which of the following have been taught to use sign language?

The term for a mating system in which males, and some cases females, have several mating partners is

All primate communication is autonomic in nature.

Discuss the effects of isolation in infancy and separation from the mother on monkey behavior.

Studies of nonhuman primate behavior

Chimpanzees have never been observed to modify twigs for termite fishing before actually arriving at the termite mound.