Yerkes Laboratories of Primate Biology
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Yerkes Laboratories of Primate Biology was a pioneering American research center dedicated to the study of primate behavior, neuroscience, and comparative psychology.
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| instanceOf |
primate research laboratory
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research institute ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
biology
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ethology ⓘ neurophysiology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| field |
comparative psychology
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neuroscience ⓘ primate behavior ⓘ |
| focus |
comparative studies between humans and other primates
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emotion and motivation in primates ⓘ experimental study of primate behavior ⓘ learning and cognition in primates ⓘ neurobiological basis of behavior ⓘ social behavior of primates ⓘ |
| goal |
inform human psychology through primate research
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understand the biological basis of behavior ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure | Robert Yerkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchSubject |
chimpanzees
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monkeys ⓘ nonhuman primates ⓘ other great apes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing comparative psychology through primate studies
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contributions to understanding primate social structures ⓘ early work on primate intelligence and problem solving ⓘ pioneering systematic laboratory research on primates ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Yerkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
comparative studies across primate species
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controlled laboratory experiments ⓘ longitudinal behavioral observation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of primate research ethics
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histories of comparative psychology ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | scientific research center ⓘ |
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