> but should we compare gorilla social behavior to e.g. 21st century American social behavior, or "uncontacted tribe" social behavior?
The differences between the social behavior of these types of human societies only look big in a vacuum. For example, all human societies use complex verbal language. No other ape society we know of uses anything like it. There is still a huge gulf between human and other apes' individual and social behavior.
> if there is a difference in the relative (perceived!) complexity of social behavior between "modern" and "undeveloped" humans
The fact that over a few short centuries, many "undeveloped" humans have become "21st century humans" suggests that those groups aren't fundamentally different in their inherent ability to operate within a given social context, whether it is described as "simple" or "complex". A key human trait is social adaptability, especially earlier in life.
> Does that imply undeveloped humans are to modern humans what gorillas are to humans
Absolutely not, for all the aforementioned reasons. What would motivate one to believe such an analogy?