Which of the Following Shows That a Baby Duckling's Instincts

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows that a baby duckling's instincts depend to at least some degree on environmental cues?

• A) Ducks always follow their mothers.
• B) Ducks follow the first moving body they see.
• C) Even if a duck's vocal cords are cut before it hatches, it will always prefer to follow its own mother.
• D) Ducks will only follow other ducks.
• E) Ducks made to hatch in a laboratory at night always become nocturnal.

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Definitions:

P-Value

The probability of observing test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is correct.

Left Tailed

Refers to a type of hypothesis test where the area of interest, or region of rejection, is located in the left tail of the distribution.

Test-Statistic

A quantity derived from sample data used in a hypothesis test to make a decision about the population parameter.

Right Tailed

Pertaining to a type of hypothesis test where the area of interest is in the right tail of the distribution, typically testing for values greater than a certain number.