Effects of Three Months of Total Social Deprivation on Social Adjustment and Learning in the Rhesus Monkey

摘要: Rhesus monkeys reared in total social isolation for the first 3 months of life were compared with 3-month partial isolates on and learning behaviors. Home-cage observations also taken over testing periods. The showed extreme withdrawal when they removed from chambers, this was so severe that one S died starvation because it refused to eat food placed its cage. totally socially isolated Ss exhibited a drop oral manual exploration cage an increase category self-directed orality. difficulty adapting new situations. However, no differences or behaviors found between their partially controls.