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 behavior?
A)It suggests that this behavior 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 observation of animals of the same species not performing the pretend caching behavior suggests that the behavior may be learned rather than innate. This means that the behavior could be socially transmitted and not just the result of genetic factors or individual learning. Therefore, the information affects the conclusions by offering an alternative explanation for the behavior.

You Observe Scrub Jays Hiding Food and Notice That One