A Recent Study Involved 1- and 2-Year-Olds in a Simple

question 96

Multiple Choice

A recent study involved 1- and 2-year-olds in a simple cooperative task. Which of the following accurately describes the findings of the study?

• A) The 2-year-olds engaged in more actively cooperative behavior.
• B) The 1-year-olds engaged in more actively cooperative behavior.
• C) Both 1- and 2-year-olds engaged in actively cooperative behavior equally.
• D) Both 1- and 2-year-olds engaged in highly competitive behavior.

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Definitions:

Burgess Shale

A famous fossil field located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, known for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils from the Cambrian Period.

Cambrian Period

A geologic era approximately 541 million years ago, marked by a rapid increase in the diversity of life and the appearance of most major animal groups.

Evolution

The way in which a range of living beings is believed to have originated and diversified from former types during the chronological history of the earth.

Evolutionary Diversification

The process by which a single ancestral species evolves into a wide variety of descendant species differing in morphology, behavior, and ecological niches.