[R] Basic Model Setup Question from a Beginner

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Hello all! I would like to start off by saying that I am still really new to
the vast world of R so please excuse my very limited vocabulary in the
program. 

I have collected data from monkey videos and would like to setup some
model(s) in R that can help with my hypotheses. I am having trouble figuring
out which statistical tests/models to use for my two hypotheses. 

#1: Comparing the presence of an observer (a categorical variable consisting
of either Approaching/Near, Near or On Top of Cage) to the presence of
aggressive behavior (again categorical variables consisting of Aggression,
Freeze/Hide Behavior, Escape Behavior, Aggressive Vocalizations and Fear
Vocalizations each as separate binary categories in my spreadsheet)

#2: Comparing the age of the monkey (continuous variable) to Freeze/Hide
behavior, Aggressive Vocalizations and Fear Vocalizations (again binary
categories/variables)

The response variables were treated as binary variables with either the
behaviors being present or not. 

I believe I need to use a contingency table with Poisson Errors for the
first hypothesis but I'm not sure and I'm not really sure about the second
hypothesis.

Can anyone help me figure out what tests/models I need to use. I don't need
to know the specific program codes, I just need to know which tests/models
to use. 

Thanks in advanced! 

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