STUDY GUIDE: THROUGH A WINDOW QUIZ (25 POINTS)

An important part of the quiz includes three open-ended questions that ask you to reflect carefully on Goodall's position on studying chimpanzees and disagreements among scientists on this issue. Think carefully about the metaphor of the windows and the "cardinal sin of ethology" that Goodall refers to. Pay special attention to Chapter 2, but you will have to give specific examples from elsewhere in the book.

• You will have one term to define. This term relates to different perspectives on how/not to study chimpanzees. (2 points)

• Think of specific examples of Goodall’s use of anthropomorphism. Mention names of chimpanzees and events that best illustrate this. Prepare several examples. (4 points)

• Think of examples that illustrate Goodall’s scientific approach. Here you want to give specific examples of the scientific methods she used, so think of the best illustrations. (4 points)

There will be 15 multiple choice questions:

1. What characteristics (both physical and non-physical) does Goodall identify that chimpanzees and humans share in common?

2. Think about Goodall’s explanations for chimpanzee behavior—is it governed by genetics? socialization? what is her position on sociobiology?

3. How does Goodall account for the behaviors of Fifi and Passion? Be able to compare
and contrast the two chimpanzees.

4. What is the nature of dominance hierarchies? What factors influence dominance? How does Figan exemplify this?

5. What are the behaviors that govern sex and mating in chimpanzee societies? How is
this expressed for males? females?

6. Read carefully the section on the Kasakela (northern) and Kahama (southern)
chimpanzee troops.

7. What behaviors differentiate male and female chimpanzees? Consider weaning, socialization, leaving the troop. Compare and contrast Prof and Freud and their socialization.

8. Understand the relationships between chimpanzees and baboons:

9. What factors shape male chimpanzees’ positions in the dominance hierarchy?

10. Understand the physical and social factors influencing Gigi and her relationships with
other chimpanzees.

11. Understand Flint’s relationship with his mother and Goodall’s point concerning it.

12. Read carefully the sections on Goodall’s position about what can be learned from
chimpanzee behavior and how that might apply to humans.

13. What is Goodall’s position on the fate of the chimpanzees?

14. What is Goodall’s position on animals in medical research?

15. Goodall mentions the "cardinal sin of ethology" in her book. Pay close attention to Goodall’s opening statement using the metaphor of the window. What different philosophies are at stake and how does anthropomorphism tie in?