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Yamamoto (Chimpanzee Helping)
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1
How many objects were the
helper
chimpanzees provided with
5
10
7
2
2
Chimps in a lab will offer the proper needed tools more often when they can see the task is
a three-tailed hypothesis
a three-tailed hypothe-fish
a two-tailed hypothesis
a one-tailed hypothesis
3
Which of the following was
not
one of the objects given to the
helper
chimp to select from?
straw
stick
ball
chain
4
The
best
description of the aim of the Yamamoto core study is to test whether chimpanzees can:
show empathy
replicate human in behavior
engage in prosocial behavior
respond to the needs of conspecifics with targeted helping
5
Which of the following evaluation points represents a
strength
in the Yamamoto study?
high in mundane realism
standardized procedure
use of independent measures design
strong generalizability
6
Who is this? (He's peeking through the hole)
Ayumu
Pal
Pan
Ai
7
Our ability to understand intentions/needs of others is known as
theoryof
__________
self
altruism
mind
conspecifics
8
The research design used in the Yamamoto (chimp helping) study was
matched pairs
monkey business
repeated measures
independent measures
9
In the Yamamoto study (chimp helping) why was the 3rd trial ("can see") necessary
to test different theories
to get more data
to reduce the chance of demand characteristics
to reduce order effects & confirm results
10
What were the two conditions of the IV created in the Yamamoto (chimp helping) study?
straw vs. stick
can see vs. cannot see
help vs. no help
tool vs. non-tool
11
Yamamoto et al recieved approval to conduct this study from the
Animal Care Committee
Animal Ethics Committee
Animal Welfare League
Animal Protection Committee
12
In the familiarization phase of the Yamamoto study, chimps were allowed to
use items to complete tasks to be completed in trials
freely manipulate and explore the items to be used in trials
pass items back and frth to conspecifics whle explring booth
manipulate and explore different items not used in trials
13
Which of the following is not a correct pairing of chimps in the Yamamoto study?
Pan with Pal
Chloe with Pal
Chloe with Cleo
Ai with Ayumu
14
Which of the following evaluation points represents a
weakness
of the Yamamoto study
repeated measures increases chnce of participant variables
lacks a standardized procedure
low generalizability
few controls
15
The willingness to help others even when there is little to no benefit to oneself is known as:
sympathy
just plain nice
empathy
altruism
16
Which of the following is true of the sample in the Yamamoto study?
chimp was tested alone to control for extraneous variable
chimps were paired in mother/child pairs
chimps were randomly paired with another chimp as a control
chimps paired with another chimp they had not previously met
17
______ data was skewed because she kept offering a _____ instead of a tool.
Pan; brush
Chloe; belt
Pal; hose
Ai; chain
18
Why was Ayumu able to provide the correct tool more often in the can't see condition
he would look through the hole to see the other's situation
he had such a close relationship with Ai that he could guess
he was doing some kind of monkey business
he could hear what the other wanted: she pounded on wall
19
In the Yamamoto study the
helper
chimps were expected to
prevent another from using a tool to complete a task
provide a tool that would help in performing a task
teach another how to use a tool to complete a task
use a tool to perform a task
20
Which of the following best describes the sample in the Yamamoto study?
1 chimpanzee that was tagged, followed, and studied in Kyoto
1 chimpanzee from the Kyoto U Primate Research Institute
5 chimpanzees from the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto U
5 chimpanzees from the wild
21
Which of the following is
not
a conclusion that can be drawn from the Yamamoto study?
provided evidence for targeted helping in chimpanzees
all other answers are conclusions that can be drawn
help was usually offered only when requested
chimps understand partner's goal only when they cld see task
22
The role of the
recipient
chimp was to
ask the other chimp to provide a tool by placing arm through
select from the proper objects when asked
pick the correct tool from a list
provide a tool to another when prompted
23
What was the sampling method used in the Yamamoto (chimp helping) study?
random
volunteer
opportunity
24
The research method of the Yamamoto (chimp helping) was
laboratory experiment
controlled observation
field study
naturalistic observation
25
The
TRIAL
phase of the Yamamoto study consisted of ___ "can see", and ____ can't see trials
50, 50
48, 24
24, 24
48, 48
26
The best description of the
independent variable
of the Yamamoto (chimp helping) study is
proportion of trials where the stick or straw was given
ability of the chimp to give targeted help to another chimp
the first item offered by participant to a conspecific
27
Which of the following were classified as a
tools
in the Yamamoto study?
belt and brush
hose and ball
stick and straw
rope and chain
28
The familiarization phase consisted of ____, ____ minute trials
1, 3 hour trial
8, 5 minute trials
5, 8 minutes trials
15, 30 minute trials
29
Help based on the cognitive appreciation of the
specificneeds
of others:
instrumental helping
empathy
certain helping
targeted helping
30
In ____% of the
FAMILIARIZATION
trials, chimps passed a tool through the window
50%
5%
0%
25%
31
Which of the following does
not
represent a dependent variable in the Yamamoto study?
correct item= stick/straw was offered
first item offered to conspecifics
targeted helping behavior
all of the other responses were dependent variables
32
Which of the following is true of the sample in the Yamamoto (chimp helping) study?
none had received any prior training in tool use
the chimps had no previous lab study experience
all had been previously studied and trained in tool use tasks
chimps were taken from the wild to be more represtentative
