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An evaluation of the reliability of the Emotions Profile Index (EPI), primate form, was carried out using two captive species of Old World monkeys (Papio hamadryas andMacaca fuscata) and two species (?) of New World monkeys (Saimiri sciureus andS. boliviensis). Observers, some familiar with the animals and some unfamiliar, rated members of the four groups at different times. Inter-rater reliability was high for most members of all species, but only when the observers were familiar with the animals. Assessments remained stable over at least one year.
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Martau, P.A., Caine, N.G. & Candland, D.K. Reliability of the emotions profile index, primate form, withPapio hamadryas, Macaca fuscata, and twoSaimiri species. Primates 26, 501–505 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382466
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