CONTENTS

I. Interests, opportunity and materials

II. Observational problems and methods

III. Results of multiple-choice experiments:

1. Skirrl, Pithecus irus 2. Sobke, Pithecus rhesus 3. Julius, Pongo pygmaeus

IV. Results of supplementary tests of ideational behavior:

1. Julius, Pongo pygmaeus:
Box stacking experiment
Box and pole experiment
Draw-in experiment
Lock and key test
2. Skirrl, Pithecus irus:
Box stacking experiment
Box and pole experiment
Draw-in experiment
Hammer and nail test
Other activities
3. Sobke, Pithecus rhesus:
Box stacking experiment
Draw-in experiment
Box and pole experiment
Other activities

V. Miscellaneous observations:

1. Right- and left-handedness
2. Instinct and emotion:
Maternal instinct
Fear
Sympathy

VI. Historical and critical discussion of ideational behavior in
monkeys and apes:

1. Evidences of ideation in monkeys
2. Evidences of ideation in apes

VII. Provision for the study of the primates and especially the monkeys
and anthropoid apes

VIII. Bibliography