In more ways than we may sometimes care to acknowledge, the human
being is just another primate--it is certainly only very rarely
that researchers into cognition, emotion, personality, and behavior
in our species and in other primates come together to compare notes
and share insights. This book, one of the few comprehensive
attempts at integrating behavioral research into human and nonhuman
primates, does precisely that--and in doing so, offers a clear,
in-depth look at the mutually enlightening work being done in
psychology and primatology.
Relying on theories of behavior derived from psychology rather
than ecology or biological anthropology, the authors,
internationally known experts in primatology and psychology, focus
primarily on social processes in areas including aggression,
conflict resolution, sexuality, attachment, parenting, social
development and affiliation, cognitive development, social
cognition, personality, emotions, vocal and nonvocal communication,
cognitive neuroscience, and psychopathology. They show nonhuman
primates to be far more complex, cognitively and emotionally, than
was once supposed, with provocative implications for our
understanding of supposedly unique human characteristics. Arguing
that both human and nonhuman primates are distinctive for their
wide range of context-sensitive behaviors, their work makes a
powerful case for the future integration of human and primate
behavioral research.
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