An examination of social arousal and its implications for social congnition in the South African vervet monkey / Petra L. McDougall

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dc.contributor.authorMcDougall, Petra L.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorBarrett, Louise
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-15T21:54:26Z
dc.date.available2012-02-15T21:54:26Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionix, 103 leaves ; 28 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractSelf-directed behaviours (SDB) were recorded as a behavioural indicator of arousal in free-ranging vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) inhabiting the Klein Karoo of South Africa. Measurement of SDB allowed for changes in arousal to be correlated with particular social situations, potentially providing insight into how monkeys perceive their social world. The research presented here is divided into three core chapters demonstrating that 1) arousal is influenced to a greater extent by degree of association than by hierarchical rank, 2) that an individual‟s level of arousal is influenced by its neighbour‟s spatial location, and 3) that habituated animals that no longer perceive humans as a direct threat nevertheless continue to respond to their presence in other ways. Overall, SDB appears to be a useful, non-invasive, simple means of investigating social arousal and its use has elucidated several key findings regarding the perception of social space and social partners in vervet monkeys.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2609
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, c2010en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectCercopithecus aethiopsen_US
dc.subjectCercopithecus aethiops -- Behavioren_US
dc.subjectMonkeys -- Behavior -- South Africaen_US
dc.subjectPrimates -- Behavioren_US
dc.subjectSocial behavior in animals -- South Africaen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleAn examination of social arousal and its implications for social congnition in the South African vervet monkey / Petra L. McDougallen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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