16+
Subject
- Psychology
At the zoo
Length of workshop 50 mins
We can learn a lot about our own behaviours by looking at our close relatives. In this walking tour we visit a number of Chester Zoo’s primate habitats, with a focus on attachment, social organisation, communication, intelligence and learning.
Building on the works of Bowlby, Lorenz, Ainsworth and Harlow, students will investigate attachment in our great apes and explore weaning, maturity and inter-birth intervals. Comparing characteristics of attachment in humans with our closest relatives.
As this is an outdoor session, it’s important to ensure that participants are dressed appropriately for the weather conditions.
Age group: Post 16
Duration: 50 minutes
Capacity: 20 students
Cost: £50
CURRICULUM LINKS
- Psychology
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