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Using behaviour observations to study personality in a group of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) in captivity
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This article presents a novel approach to the study of primate personality and illustrates it with
a study of capuchin monkeys. While most personality studies with capuchin monkeys have used
rating questionnaires, the research method of this study relies instead on direct behaviour observa-
tions. In an effort to capitalize on the full richness of behavioural observation data, we used both
statistical and non-statistical methods to analyse data from behavioural observations of a group
of capuchin monkeys in captivity. Interest in capuchin monkeys as a species has increased due
to their cognitive capacities, behavioural flexibility and complex social structure, as well as many
similarities with great apes in dimensions of personality. In this study we focus in three aspects
of personality: diversity, flexibility and complexity. Our results provide a detailed picture of these
aspects of capuchins’ personality, including the degree of “predictability” and “unusualness” of
individual capuchins’ behaviour.
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personality capuchin monkeys diversity flexibility complexity behavioural transitions pre-dictability index
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Brandão, A., Costa, R., Rodrigues, E., & Vicente, L. (2019). Using behaviour observations to study personality in a group of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) in captivity, Behaviour, 156(3-4), 203-243. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003537