Author Question: It is difficult to assess evidence of both true imitation and teaching among non-human animals ... (Read 115 times)

sam.t96 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

It is difficult to assess evidence of both true imitation and teaching among non-human animals because:

A) it is difficult to determine whether a behavior was modeled or performed with intent.
B) other species have behaviors that are so dramatically different from humans that we cannot compare them.
C) much of the existing evidence is anecdotal and subject to anthropomorphism.
D) Both a and c are correct.

Question 2

Some researchers have argued that teaching is _____ and that the evidence about animal teaching is _____.

A) common among most species of animals; well-documented
B) uniquely human; often anecdotal and subject to anthropomorphism
C) uniquely human; impossible to document
D) common among all primates; available only from laboratory studies