Studies Have Shown That Monkeys Raised in Isolation Fail to Develop

question 107

Multiple Choice

Studies have shown that monkeys raised in isolation fail to develop appropriate mating behaviors and are often incapable of reproducing.However, a similar deficit in the environment has no effect on the sexual capacity of mice.Which of the following statements would best explain the differential outcomes resulting from environmental deficit in monkeys and mice?

• A)Sexual activity is purely a function of biology in monkeys.
• B)Monkeys are incapable of learning through observation of their environment.
• C)Environmental influences play a stronger role in sexuality as species become more evolved.
• D)For all higher species, sexual activity is limited to a natural mechanism of reflexes and hormones.

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Definitions:

Level Of Significance

The threshold used in statistical tests to decide whether an observed effect is considered statistically significant.

P-Value

A statistical metric that helps you determine the significance of your research results, essentially telling you how likely your data would have occurred by random chance.

One-Tail Test

A statistical test where the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, used when the research hypothesis predicts a direction of the effect.

Two-Tailed Test

A hypothesis testing approach that allows for the possibility of an effect in two directions, either higher or lower than the null hypothesis, and hence tests for the presence of any significant difference.