Which Statement Accurately Summarizes the Results of Studies Comparing Tool

question 231

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately summarizes the results of studies comparing tool use in 2-year-old children and chimpanzees who both watched a human model using a tool either efficiently or inefficiently?

• A)Only the toddlers learned tool use by observation.
• B)Both the toddlers and the chimpanzees learned tool use,but all participants were markedly inefficient.
• C)Chimpanzees who watched an efficient human model outperformed toddlers who watched an inefficient human model.
• D)Toddlers who watched an efficient human model outperformed chimpanzees who also watched an efficient human model.

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Definitions:

P-value

The probability of observing results at least as extreme as those measured when the null hypothesis is true.

Hypotheses

Statements or predictions that can be tested through scientific research, designed to explain phenomena or the relationship between variables.

Population Proportion

The fraction of members in a group that possess a particular characteristic, often expressed as a percentage of the total population.

Confidence Interval

An assortment of values, from sampled evidence, which possibly contains the value of an unknown parameter of the population.