Dominance tests and individual differences
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
1974 |
Authors: |
T. Maple |
Publication/Journal: |
Perceptual and Motor Skills |
Keywords: |
baboons, competitionfear responses, fear, primates, rhesus monkeys, social rank |
Abstract:
Data from an ongoing research project show that young baboons are generally less fearful of humans than rhesus monkeys of the same age. Individual conspecific Ss may also show considerable variation in their responses to man. Food- and water-competition tests designed to determine social rank may, therefore, be influenced by such individual differences. Since individual animals may not compete for provisions due to differential fear responses, an assumption of low rank may be incorrect.