Topic: A comparison and contrast the behavior of nonhuman primates with that of humans. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Select a behavior that has been observed in humans and nonhuman primates.
• Do not narrow your topic too much otherwise it will be difficult to compare/contrast the behaviors. Try to keep the category broad and narrow it when appropriate. (This might require you to do some preliminary research since we are just beginning to discuss nonhuman primate behaviors).
• Keep in mind that the behavior is the focus. Do not select a specific nonhuman primate group and give all the background details for that group.
• Let me know if you need assistance with selecting a topic.

Step 2: Explain the importance of this behavior. (For example, why would it be favored by natural selection? How does it contribute to increasing survival and reproductive success? Does it reveal information about cognitive ability? )

Step 3: Write a paper comparing and contrasting the behavior of humans and nonhuman primates.
• For the information on humans, do not limit your search to humans living in Westernized populations. There is a tremendous amount of human variation in the world that makes for a wonderful comparison. Also, do not use information based on personal experience. This information should be based on scientific research from peer-reviewed articles.
• For nonhuman primates, do not limit your information to one specific species. Nonhuman primates demonstrate variation within and between species, which should be discussed in your paper. This information should also be based on scientific research from peer-reviewed articles.
• At minimum, you should include three human cultures from various regions of the world and three nonhuman primate species.

Requirements:
In addition to including the appropriate number of nonhuman primate species and human cultures in the paper, you are also required to do the following:

1. Resources/Citations: You are required to use 5 articles from peer-reviewed journals as references. Sources must be cited in the body of the text and on a reference page (MLA or APA format). After you have your 5 peer-reviewed articles, you are welcome to use information from additional sources. Please do not use sources that: 1) do not have an author listed, 2) “Anonymous” as the author (this includes websites), 3) videos, 4) newspapers, or 5) lecture notes. Peer-reviewed articles can be accessed through the libraries database—don’t pay for an article. If an article is not available, then have it sent to you by using the Interlibrary Loan option.

2. Similarity Index (a.k.a Originality Report): This is generated by Turnitin. The similarity index should be at or below 10%. The excessive use of direct quotes can increase the percentage; therefore, you should paraphrase the material and cite the source.

3. Pages: The paper should be 5-6 pages full of text. The use of visual aids (images, graphs, tables, etc…) does not excuse you from meeting this requirement. Do not add these to fill the pages because they will be deleted to check the page count. The reference page, title page, and appendix (if one is needed) are not included in the page count.

4. Text: Times New Roman
5. Font: 12
6. Spacing: Double space
7. Margins: 1 in
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