You Are Examining a Monkey Colony and Notice That Some

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Multiple Choice

You are examining a monkey colony and notice that some of the young monkeys are behaving strangely. They appear either indifferent, terrified or aggressive compared to the other monkeys. What do you suspect based on what you know about social development?

• A)The young monkeys are probably from a different colony.
• B)The young monkeys are imprinting.
• C)The young monkeys have some kind of brain damage.
• D)The young monkeys were raising in isolation and later returned to the colony.
• E)The young monkeys are being "bullied" by the other members of the colony.

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