Suppose that you are working with a group of monkeys, and you give some monkeys a small reward (a cucumber) for performing a given task, while you give other monkeys a bigger and better reward (a banana) for performing the exact same task. Research suggests that the monkeys ____ compare their rewards, and that, as a result, ____.
A) will not; neither group will become distressed
B) will; those receiving cucumbers will become distressed
C) will; those receiving bananas will become distressed
D) will; both those receiving cucumbers and those receiving bananas will become distressed

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Research has shown that monkeys are capable of comparing rewards and will become distressed if they perceive that they have received a lesser reward compared to another monkey for performing the same task. Therefore, those monkeys receiving cucumbers will become distressed when they see that other monkeys are receiving bananas for the exact same task.

Suppose That You Are Working with a Group of Monkeys