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Changes in the behavior of laboratory-reared rhesus monkeys following the threat of separation

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Four heterosexual pairs of three-year-old rhesus monkeys were either repeatedly separated from each other for 30-min or not separated. Prior to each separation, a transfer cage was displayed at the front of the cage to serve as a cue that the pair would be separated. After only a few trials, the animals displayed disturbance, particularly in the form of stereotyped pacingprior to the separation. Practical considerations related to laboratory methodology, a theoretical discussion concerning the fear of separation in monkeys and man, and the need for attention to individual differences in response to separation were emphasized.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of California, 95616, Davis, Davis, California, USA

    James F. Willott & Jennifer McDaniel

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Supported by NIH grants MH22253, HD04335, and RR00169, to Dr.Gary Mitchell; whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged.

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Willott, J.F., McDaniel, J. Changes in the behavior of laboratory-reared rhesus monkeys following the threat of separation. Primates 15, 321–326 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01791669

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