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Team Assignment
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Experiment/Field Observation
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Research Question(s)
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Subject
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A:
Mechanical Aptitude
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chimpanzees
in Fongoli, Senegal
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Is ape making tool?
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chimps
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peanut
placed in clear tube
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Can ape get peanut?
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chimps
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B:
Imitation
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grape
in slot machine
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Can apes from the same
troop learn from another ape? From watching an ape from a rival group?
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chimps
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treat
in opaque puzzle box, then in see-through box
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Will ape and human copy
actions to get treat?
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chimps/humans
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C:
Cooperation
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food
hidden under heavy stone
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Can apes cooperate with
apes, or with humans, to get food?
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chimps
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food
is placed on tray with rope attached to pull it in
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Can apes cooperate to get
food?
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chimps
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food
placed in central box
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Will apes cooperate and
split food?
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bonobos
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D:
Social Emotions
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treats
dispensed on table; rope can be pulled to end experiment
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Will ape choose to end
experiment?
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chimps
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young
ape dies
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Will apes help others
despite big risk?
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bonobos
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candy
is placed in two dishes
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Which dish will ape choose?
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chimps
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candy
placed in two dishes
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Will children wait to get
more candy?
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humans
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E:
Math/Symbol
Skills
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numerals
displayed on screen
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Could chimp count?
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chimps
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symbols
are placed in two dishes
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Which dish will ape choose?
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chimps
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bonobos
follow verbal instructions
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Can apes communicate?
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bonobos
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F:
Communication
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treat
under a cup
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Will child or chimp know
where treat is if pointed to?
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humans/bonobos
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child
and parent watching puppet show
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Will child understand what
pointing means?
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humans
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ball
moved from one bag to another
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Will child be able to infer
when someone else will or will not know the ball has been moved?
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chimps/humans
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experimenter
shows he wants to steal food
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Will chimp take into
account what the researcher knows?
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chimps
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