\"Estudo dos Processos de Aprendizagem Individual e Social em Macacos-Prego (Cebus Apella) a partir de Manipulação de uma Caixa-Problema\". / Study of individual and social learning processes in Tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) through the manipulation of a problem-box

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

03/11/1999

RESUMO

Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) are excellent object handlers. This work aimed to study individual and social learning processes which took place during the aquisition of a task that consisted on opening bolts from a problem-box. Two groups were used and, from each group, one subject was trained to perform the task. The analysis of the individual learning process was based on the construction of learning curves with the animals\ interactions with the box and the bolts. Besides, an analysis of behavior sequences through the use of log-linears models was performed. Then, these subjects were used as models for the other subjects in their own group: the trained subject performed the task while another subject of the group watched. Afterwards, the model was put aside and the observer would be allowed to try to solve the task in order to study observational learning processes. The well trained monkeys became efficient bolt openers, showing that they have great individual learning skills. Data from social learning were inconclusive mainly because the observers didn\ t watch the demonstration of the task properly.

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análise do comportamento animal learning aprendizagem animal aprendizagem social behavioral assessment macacos-prego monkeys primatas (não humanos) primates (nonhuman) social learning

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