Infant Vervet Monkeys Give Indiscriminate Alarm Calls After Sighting a Potential

question 34

Multiple Choice

Infant vervet monkeys give indiscriminate alarm calls after sighting a potential predator; however, this skill becomes fine-tuned after social learning takes place. The response elicited by the infants before learning takes place indicates that

• A)alarm calls are enhanced by spatial learning.
• B)the infants cannot see very well.
• C)alarm calls are an innate behaviour.
• D)the infants have passed the sensitive period.
• E)they do not depend on social learning.

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