You Observe Scrub Jays Hiding Food and Notice That One

question 2

Multiple Choice

You observe scrub jays hiding food and notice that one particular individual only pretends to hide food. Your experiments associate the presence of other siblings with the frequency of pretending to cache food. A colleague shows you animals of the same species that do not perform this pretend caching. How does this information affect your conclusions about this behaviour?

• A) It suggests that your experimental design is flawed.
• B) It prevents you from making conclusions.
• C) It suggests that this behaviour might be learned.
• D) It does not affect anything.

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