Long-Term Cognitive Deficits in Chimpanzees Associated with Early Impoverished Rearing.

Davenport, Richard K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ088188

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Publication Date: 1973

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Long-Term Cognitive Deficits in Chimpanzees Associated with Early Impoverished Rearing

Davenport, Richard K.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, 9, 3, 343-347, Nov 73

According to transfer index testing, chimpanzees who had been reared in restricted laboratory environments for the first two years of life were inferior in cognitive skills to wild born control subjects. Findings are discussed in terms of the role of early experience in cognitive development. (DP)

Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Cognitive Development, Early Experience, Environmental Influences, Measurement Techniques, Primates

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