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Macaca irus, reared without physical contact with other monkeys for 6 of 12 months after birth, were deficient in dominance-submissiveness behaviors. A relatively short period of group experience at age 2.5 years resulted in the development of dominance-submissiveness behavior. Therefore, social experience later in development appears to be effective in reversing some of the consequences of early social deprivation.
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Karrer, R., Dekker, L. Preliminary observations on the development of dominance in partial-isolation-reared monkeys (Macaca, irus). Bull. Psychon. Soc. 2, 225–228 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329254
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