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Early communication in monkeys?

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Neonate monkeys and apes copy behaviours others

1
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What are some interesting similarities in behaviour between humans and non human primates?

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  • referential calling

- distinguishing between the self and others

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What are the three sets of primates characteristics?

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  1. Adaptations for life on trees
  2. Reproductive specialisation
  3. Complex visual system
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How much bigger is a primate brain to a mammal brain?

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1.5 to 7.5 times larger

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Name some social behaviours of primates?

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  • dominance hierarchies
  • social groups reproduction and dispersion
  • aggressive behaviour
  • grooming, play and social proximity
  • communication
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How did human social cognition emerge?

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Nicholas Humphrey 1976

  • social intelligence hypothesis
  • primate cognition was driven by completion
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Emerging cultures

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  • humans have reached cultural heights