Monkey In The Mirror Analysis

Some apes are able to communicate intelligently with humans effectively. This is shown in a video clip from 60 Minutes where Ross Coulthart interviews Penny Patterson, caretaker of an ape known as Koko. Patterson attained her PhD in psychology from Stanford University in 1972 and has worked with Koko ever since. She says that she has taught Koko how to sign one-thousand words and that Koko is able to understand an additional two-thousand. Coulthart mentions in the video clip that Koko has also created her own signs. For example, she did not know how to sign the word ring, so she signed “finger bracelet” instead; she also called a mask an “eye hat.” When she didn’t know how to sign a word, she created her own sign to be able get her point across. This shows that apes are not simply doing what their caretakers are telling them to do to receive treats, but instead are actually communicating and can comprehend what they are signing. Coulthart also explains why there are still many people in the scientific community

Within this essay, we will study more in depth the behavioral as well as physical traits of two primates at a zoo from their interaction with their peers to their place in the group. This observation would enable us to further understand the possible existing correlation between humans and primates. First, I studied a female chimpanzee with her baby, and then, a dominant male gorilla, in San Francisco Zoo at about noon, on May 23, 2015, for an hour each. Even though they share some similarities such as having a large brain, living for a long time, and being bored in their enclosure, they are still different; when gorillas are the largest, chimpanzees are the smartest. In fact, chimps use tools to catch food, they would not be able to reach

The first topic addressed in this book that I will focus on is the social behavior of apes, specifically on courting rituals and mating behavior, such as the love dance performed by the “humans” in the novel. The second topic is the (in)capability of apes to produce human speech. In the novel, the apes all speak human language, but in reality, this is not a likely possibility.

Using the phrase “instinct” very liberally creates many issues when discussing the behaviors of non-human primates, and in this case mothering rhesus macaques. To determine the source of the disturbed agonistic behavior of the mother rhesus toward her offspring, one must first look at the environmental conditions in which the mother rhesus was reared as an infant. The correlation between environmental conditions and behavioral tendencies of the mother rhesus can be observed in the behavioral differences of the mother rhesus and related members of the group, owing to differencing environmental conditions. In addition, one must consider exactly how certain behaviors are used as a means of communication and socialization between individuals, as various gestures, vocalizations, and facial expressions are a common means of communication between members of a social group. Observing the various signal-response communication between rhesus infants and their non-agonistic mothers, and comparing that communication to that of infants and the rhesus agonistic mothers, could give possible insight in the cues that infants give to their mothers for interactions, such as feeding. Collected social observations from these agonistic mothers may suggest that “maternal instincts” are not genetically determined, but instead greatly influenced by the social structure and environment that the mother, as an infant, was reared in.

It is known that in some species alarm calls play an important role in intra-specific communication and vigilance behaviour. They are encoded in two different ways (Zuberbühler et al., 1999). The referential alarm call contains information about external events while the affective alarm call provides information about the caller's motivation (Manser, 2001). Two well-researched non-human primates using predator specific alarm calls are ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and also the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) (Evans et al., 1993). Other species such as some ground squirrels, use alarm calls that contain information about the urgency of the situation rather than the predator type (Manser et al., 2001).

“The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe” exhibition at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art reflects the extreme presence of death and mortality in late-medieval and early-Renaissance Europe. During the time there was the Black Plague, the Hundred Years’ War, and famines. With the constant fear of death around the corner, it is understandable that the artwork from this period reflects those fears. Prayer beads, illuminated manuscripts, and ivory objects preserve the viewpoint of death that was most likely shared by the majority of people during this time. Furthermore, these pieces of art reaffirm topics of discussion from class, such as death being an equalizer of society and

The second video of ‘Robert Seyfarth: Can Monkeys Talk? (napisy PL)4 is the second closest to human language. The vervet monkey of East Africa have different vocal noises that mean different things. There were three calls that are expressed in the video: one for if they saw a Leopard, one for if they saw an eagle and one for if they saw a snake. After each call, the monkeys reacted differently. All the monkeys reacted exactly the same to each call. These are calls that all vervet monkeys can understand. They may be basic calls and sounds, but they are very effected by keeping the monkeys alive. All the monkeys are aware of the calls mean, and it is something that they can understand instantly and even from a distance. – This is most likely

Like human beings, animals also communicate among themselves through gestures and body movements. Monkeys always carry their

In recent publications researchers have described how mental practice (MP) and mirror therapy (MT) are used to contribute to sensory motor recovery after stroke.8-10 MP is defined as a dynamic state during which a person simulates a given action in mental form. This technique makes the person feel like they are doing the imagined action. This type of practicing physical movement mentally activates the same cortical areas that are stimulated when the actual physical cation is performed.11-13

Over the last few years, television has made it its mission to take topics relevant to our society and incorporate them as best as it could into the scripts. Amongst those TV shows is The Fosters, a drama aiming at incorporating issues that today’s generation deals with in their scripts, never shying from the controversy that ensues at times. From LGBTQ issues to rape, the drama has been known for not holding back and for mirroring today’s youth in a very concrete, relatable way.

My top choice for a Living Learning Community is “Monsters in the Mirror.” I have had a long-term interest in and have spent a lot of time learning about the psychological aspects of this topic. I devoted a semester of my senior year researching, developing, and writing an extended literary paper for my AP Literature class, “Psychosis in Literature: Misrepresentation through Characterization.” My research centered on the representation of mental illness through literary characterization and the negative effects it has had on the public’s perception of psychosis which in turn has created many of the “monsters” in society today. I have read numerous novels that deal with “monstrous” characters and I am very interested in further exploring the literary

Did you know that animals can communicate? Well they can. Some people say that they don’t communicate, but I think they can. They communicate by using symbols. Kanzi the chimpanzee can speak like human. The trainer that teaches the chimpanzee teach symbols.

Books, movies, and TV shows love to explore the thoughts of animals, and we notice talking animals reappear in numerous types of stories. Of course, animals cannot really communicate with humans this way; that would be too easy. Nevertheless, it does demonstrate the human desire to talk to animals, which would be my favorite superpower if I could have one. We do not strive to understand animals, however. We merely want for them to comprehend us, and that is where my interest diverges from the stereotypical idea of talking animals. Instead of researching how we humans communicate with animals, I would study how animals communicate with other animals of nonhuman species. If we can understand the ways in which nonlinguistic creatures can universally communicate, we can better understand how linguistic humans will factor into that formula. For example, suppose a dog wants a toy that his feline companion is playing with. He will likely implore the cat to give him the toy in a distinct manner from asking another canine for the same object. Focusing on that distinct behavior may reveal some similarities in the way that dogs, for instance, try to communicate with us

It is as if one says a human who is an experiencing subject of a life must be able to understand and communicate its thoughts. Where do animals fit in? Do we discount them because they do not speak our language and we cannot understand theirs?

Ever since the scientific community came to the conclusion that animals can communicate, new questions on the function of animal signals arouse. Scientists wondered whether when animals communicate they do it in order to manipulate one another or to inform each other. Through extensive research over the years, scientist continue to be divided; many believe that the function of the animal signals is simply to manipulate while others believe that when animals communicate, they do it in order to inform. In reality, both sides of the argument are correct as communication without manipulation or information would be pointless.