Show Animal i Dictators Dictator's Bully Associates Same as Humans I Do o oI I Stud Study of 1 Monkeys ey s Shows How Leaders Dominate IN N A laboratory cage two monkeys quarrel One of them assumes command That animal is boss The other must dance to the tune he calls Why does the one become ty tyrant tyrant tyrant ty- ty rant and the other slave T This is isIs Is a problem that a ps psychologist has Ims hasset hasset set out to solve It Is one having man many implications for man In a world of dictators political bosses office tyrants and the myriad petty pett and glorified rulers of other mens men's 11 lives CS Why Is It that a man mm may be subdued subdued subdued sub sub- dued and helpless In his home borne but become a tyrannical slave driver when he reaches his office desk This Is one of the universal human problems on which light Is thrown by the study of monkeys now beIng being belag be be- ing lag conducted at Teachers' Teachers college Columbia university b by Dr A. A H. H Maslow Numbers Are Important The size of the group Is very Important Important important Im Im- In bringing out bull bullying behavior behavior be be- havior halor Doctor Maslow has found When three Individuals are placed together the situation is entirely different from what It Is Ls where there are but two or where there are ore four When Doctor Maslow's animals were paired two by two It soon became became became be be- came evident which were the most dominant monkeys In each conceIvable conceivable conceivable able combination of two Then he introduced the third animal and the picture changed Perhaps the newcomer newcomer newcomer new new- comer was more dominant than either of the pair already In the cage and became over But would the other two be leagued a against their common foe No In In- deed Strong Oppress Weak Alwa Always s 's among the rhesus hesus monkeys monkeys mon mon- keys leys the strong are joined together against the weak Doctor Maslow found Here Is a n morsel of ot fact for forthe forthe forthe the study of those interested in human human human hu hu- man con conflicts Kathryn a pla playful Cul active monkey who apparently had within her the stu stuff I that rulers are made of but who because of her small size was always oppressed by any iny other single animal with whom she might be placed turned t this ls bit of monkey psychology to good account In the larger group she whO had alwa always s 's bad had to take all the abuse suddenly turned on Whitey with Wi extreme extreme extreme ex ex- viciousness The others Joined her In the fight and poor Whitey was bitten beaten and generally generally generally gen gen- abused until he had to be removed removed re re- re- re moved mo from from the cage to save his very life |