Control and Early Socioemotional Development: Infant Rhesus Monkeys Reared in Controllable versus Uncontrollable Environments.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ANIMAL social behavior; ANIMAL young; PRIMATE behavior; RHESUS monkeys; STIMULUS satiation
    • Abstract:
      Studies the effects of controllable versus uncontrollable appetitive stimulation on the socioemotional development of infant rhesus monkeys reared in peer groups consisting of four monkeys each. Increase in the display of exploratory behavior by monkeys who were given control over the delivery of food, water and treats; Absence of difference on measures of response to social separation from peers.