You Observe Scrub Jays Hiding Food and Notice That One

question 14

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 individuals 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 behavior?

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

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Definitions:

Pairwise Voting

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