Behavioural Development in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and Human Newborns across the First Month of Life.

Hallock, Martha B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ402916

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Publication Date: 1989

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Behavioural Development in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and Human Newborns across the First Month of Life.

Hallock, Martha B.; And Others

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v12 n4 p527-40 Dec 1989

Reports comparisons of behaviors of nine chimpanzee and nine human newborns on a standardized human neonatal assessment scale at the ages of three days and one month. Human infants scored higher than chimpanzee infants on the orientation cluster at both ages, but were lower than chimpanzee infants in motoric maturity. (RJC)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Infant Behavior, Motor Development, Neonates, Primates

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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