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Primatology; Thursday, Fourth Period [ 03/03 ].
"Welcome back, class!" Jane said, smiling on her students once more. "Hopefully, you all remember out lessons from before the break, as, today, I'd like to extrapolate a little more on primate theory of mind, by looking at certain traits exhibited in primate society that are also well known in our own human societies, as well.
"The similarities come from the highly social communities that primates and humans alike tend to develop. And this develops as well from being able to observe the behaviours of those around them and to act accordingly to gain status and advantage over the others.
"The topics we'll be exploring today that show up in both human and primate behaviours are..." And here she turned to the board to write each behaviour in great big letters for everyone to see, "kingmaking, deception, cuckoldry, and apology. I have here some information on what exactly each of these terms mean, and I'd like you all to take a second to look it over and think about how these come into effect for humans and for primates, or how you think humans or primates might use theory of mind to develop these social skills. Can you think of any other animals that may have developed them in their society, and what is the purpose of each one? I figured, since we're just coming back from the trip, a good old discussion would be a nice way to get back into the swing of things, and get our brains working once more. These are excellent subjects to examine to learn quite a bit about ourselves by looking at the way primates are developing the same social traits that we exhibit, and to better understand the natural drives that motivate us in our interactions with other people. So enough babbling from me; let's get started, shall we?"
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"The similarities come from the highly social communities that primates and humans alike tend to develop. And this develops as well from being able to observe the behaviours of those around them and to act accordingly to gain status and advantage over the others.
"The topics we'll be exploring today that show up in both human and primate behaviours are..." And here she turned to the board to write each behaviour in great big letters for everyone to see, "kingmaking, deception, cuckoldry, and apology. I have here some information on what exactly each of these terms mean, and I'd like you all to take a second to look it over and think about how these come into effect for humans and for primates, or how you think humans or primates might use theory of mind to develop these social skills. Can you think of any other animals that may have developed them in their society, and what is the purpose of each one? I figured, since we're just coming back from the trip, a good old discussion would be a nice way to get back into the swing of things, and get our brains working once more. These are excellent subjects to examine to learn quite a bit about ourselves by looking at the way primates are developing the same social traits that we exhibit, and to better understand the natural drives that motivate us in our interactions with other people. So enough babbling from me; let's get started, shall we?"
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Talk to Jane - Primatology, 03/03.