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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The presence of animals of the same species that do not perform this pretend caching suggests that the behavior might not be instinctual, but rather learned. This could affect the researcher's conclusions regarding the development and function of this behavior.

You Observe Scrub Jays Hiding Food and Notice That One