抑制冲动的能力与长尾的社会行为有关
Anne M Overduin-de Vries1,2, Marjolijn M Vermande3, David J Hessen4
1Animal Behaviour & Cognition, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
American journal of primatology
|December 25, 2023
概括
在长尾中,不良的冲动控制与增加的攻击性和社会积极信号相关. 这表明,在某些社会背景下,抑制冲动的能力较低可能是有利的.
科学领域:
- 灵长类的认知能力
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 进化心理学 进化心理学
背景情况:
- 认知任务的表现因物种的社会组织而异.
- 在平等的物种中,冲动抑制通常更好,并且与减少的侵略性有关.
- 在物种内部,冲动控制和社会行为之间的关系尚未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 研究长尾的认知抑制表现和社会行为之间的联系.
- 探索冲动控制的变化如何与专制灵长类物种中的侵略性和社会积极行为有关.
主要方法:
- 两组混合性别的20只长尾被使用Plexiglass Hole Task进行了测试.
- 记录了攻击性行为和三种社会积极行为的类型 (方法,信号,修饰).
- 评估了认知抑制的个体差异.
主要成果:
- 个人在抑制冲动的能力上有所不同.
- 较差的冲动控制与更高的侵略率和社会积极信号相关.
- 认知抑制与中性方法或修饰没有显著的关系.
结论:
- 这些发现支持这种物种的冲动性和攻击性之间的正相关性.
- 有限的冲动抑制可能会增强某些社会积极的行为,这表明潜在的优势.
- 了解认知能力的物种内部变异对于解释物种间差异至关重要.
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