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  1. Jan 1, 1985 · The cross-species record reveals that primate dominance systems are largely dependent o n subtle forms of social manipulation rather than overt physical aggression (Hartup, 1983;Mazur, 1973 ...

  2. Primates tend to live in hierarchically organized social groups, and personality dimensions capturing dominance, assertiveness, and confidence are found in most primate species, particularly in the great apes (Freeman & Gosling, 2010). Much like humans, primates have a variety of major personality domains, such as extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotionality, and dominance.

  3. Mar 25, 2010 · These lines of evidence led to a consensus view that the early evolution of human intelligence within the primate lineage derives from increasing social complexity, as indicated by concomitant increases in brain size—a hypothesis variously called “social intelligence” (Humphrey, 1976), “Machiavellian intelligence” (Byrne, 1996a, Byrne and Whiten, 1988), or the “social brain ...

    • Richard W. Byrne, Lucy A. Bates
    • 2010
  4. Jun 10, 2013 · Overall, these results suggest that genetic factors that influence the development and functioning of the serotonin system shape primate social behavior. Serotonin-related genes therefore may be viewed as a valuable example of “candidate genes” that provide tractability to empirical questions about the interaction of genes, neural circuits, and social behavior.

  5. The social system of a given species is an outcome of (1) its social structure, the size and composition of a typical group of that species, and (2) its social organization, how those individuals ...

  6. Nov 1, 2017 · Social interactions are the result of individuals’ cooperative and competitive tendencies expressed over an extended period of time. Although social manipulation, i.e., using another individual to achieve one’s own goals, is a crucial aspect of social interactions, there has been no comprehensive attempt to differentiate its various types and to map its cognitive and motivational determinants.

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  8. Sep 17, 2018 · Theoretical definitions of dominance, how dominance is structured and organized in nature, and how dominance is measured have varied as investigators seek to classify and organize social systems ...