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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Primatol. 2018 Aug 28;80(12):e22908. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22908

Table 1:

Personality and temperament measurements from BioBehavioral Assessment

BBA Measurement Variable Measured Definition of Variable
Holding Cage Score Day 2 Activity Factor score comprised of the following variables from day 2 of testing: locomotion, not hanging from top/side of cage, environmental explore, eat, drink, crouch
Day 2 Emotionality Factor score comprised of the following variables from day 2 of testing: vocal coo, vocal bark, scratch, threat, lipsmack
Novel Object Response Novel Object Contact Mean number of 15-second intervals in which the subject touched novel object during an average 5-minute period during the daytime
Temperament Score Gentle Factor score comprised of the following temperament ratings: gentle, calm, flexible, curious
Vigilant Factor score comprised of the following temperament ratings: vigilant, not depressed, not tense, not timid
Confident Factor score comprised of the following temperament ratings: confident, bold, active, curious, playful
Nervous Factor score comprised of the following temperament ratings: nervous, fearful, timid, not calm, not confident

For details on factor analyses and methods, see Golub et al. [2009].