Individual differences in response to a stranger: social impulsivity as a dimension of temperament in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)

J Comp Psychol. 2001 Mar;115(1):22-8. doi: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.1.22.

Abstract

Social impulsivity in response to a stranger was assessed in male vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus) using the Intruder Challenge Test. Vervets (N = 128, ages 3-18 years) were presented with an unfamiliar adult male at the periphery of the home enclosure. An index of impulsivity reflecting variation in the tendency to rapidly approach, engage, and challenge the intruder was derived from factor analysis of behavioral responses. Scale reliability (alpha = .84) and test-retest consistency (intraclass correlation = .83) were high, indicating that this index reliably and efficiently measures a stable aspect of temperament from impulsive to inhibited. Impulsivity scores peaked at age 4, when vervet males typically emigrate from the natal group. The highest ranking males in each group were more likely to score in the moderate range, whereas lower ranking males were more likely to score in the highest (impulsive) or lowest (inhibited) quartiles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Aging / psychology
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops / psychology*
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Impulsive Behavior / psychology*
  • Individuality*
  • Male
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Social Dominance*
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