You Observe Scrub Jays Hiding Food and Notice That One

question 34

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 siblings 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 behaviour?

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

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Definitions:

Inactive

The state of not engaging in physical activity or not being currently in use or operation.

Scanty

Insufficient in amount or quantity; minimal or sparse.

Little

A term indicating a small size, amount, or degree of something.

Posttest

An examination or evaluation conducted after a course of study or period of training to assess what has been learned.