High-Status Male Chimpanzees

question 8

Multiple Choice

High-status male chimpanzees:

• A) maintain their status by monopolizing food.
• B) are the largest animals within their group.
• C) spend a good part of their time breaking up the conflicts of lower-status chimps.
• D) avoid reconciliation following conflict with others in their group.

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Definitions:

Latent Period

A period of delay between the exposure to a stimulus and the observable response, often used in the context of reflexes and muscle contraction.

Rational Decisions

Choices made based on logical analysis, considering all available information and potential outcomes, to maximize benefit or utility.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for moral standards and self-criticism.

Biological Drives

Innate impulses in living organisms that direct behavior towards fulfilling basic needs such as hunger, thirst, and sexual reproduction.