While Observing Primates at the Zoo, You Notice That the Particular

question 35

Multiple Choice

While observing primates at the zoo, you notice that the particular monkey you are watching uses its hands, feet, and tail to move throughout the trees in its enclosure. This is most likely:

• A) an Old World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.
• B) a lesser ape, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.
• C) a New World monkey, because these are the only monkeys that live in trees.
• D) a New World monkey, because many of these species have a tail with grasping abilities similar to those observed in nonhuman primate hands and feet.

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Definitions:

Duration Per Occurrence

A type of duration recording that involves recording the length of time per episode that a student engages in a target behavior.

Average Duration

A type of duration recording that produces only one number to graph. In this approach, the durations of each episode of a target behavior are added together and divided into the total number of times the behavior occurred.

Dead Man's Test

A principle in behavior analysis suggesting that if a dead man can do it, it’s not behavior; emphasizing the importance of observable and measurable actions.

Stranger Test

A measure of generalization of learned behaviors to see if the behaviors occur in the presence of someone unfamiliar.