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Two members of the same species are called ___.
a) conspecifics
b) conspecified
c) conspecific
d) cospecifics

The type of help that is given based on an understanding of the need or situation of others
a) targeted helping
b) targeting help
c) targeted helped
d) target helper

Theory of mind is/does NOT ___.
a) Develop only between the ages of 3 and 5
b) The ability to understand your own and other people's thoughts, feelings, and beliefs
c) Thinking about thinking
d) Guesses and predictions of what's going on in other people's heads

Which of the following is NOT true about an independent variable?
a) An independent variable is the effect in a research study.
b) An independent variable is the cause in a research study.
c) The independent variable is manipulated or changed by the experimenter.
d) An independent variable is also called an IV.

Which of the following is NOT true about a dependent variable?
a) A dependent variable can also be an independent variable at the same time.
b) A dependent variable is the outcome or effect that you want to measure.
c) The value of a dependent variable depends on an independent variable
d) A dependent variable is also called a DV.

Operationalization means ___
a) Using clear and measurable ways to collect data in a consistent manner
b) Measuring irrelevant concepts that help no one
c) Identifying the main concepts you are interested in studying
d) Choosing practical ideas to do research

Which of the following is NOT true about the chimpanzees in the Yamamoto et al study?
a) They communicated with one another by using symbols during the experiment.
b) Five chimpanzees participated in the study.
c) They were socially housed at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University.
d) They were always in mother-child pairs during the experiment.

Only TWO of the seven objects were tools. They were ___.
a) a stick and a straw
b) a stuck and a straw
c) a stick and a draw
d) a stuck and a draw

During the experimental trials, if the chimpanzee could solve the given task, he/she could obtain a reward, which was a _____.
a) a juice drink
b) a juce drink
c) a healthy snack
d) junk food

In Yamamoto et al, the two IV conditions were _____
a) Can See condition and Cannot See condition
b) Can See condition and Canot See condition
c) Can See condition and Opaque condition
d) Cannot See condition and Transparent condition

_____ managed to select the correct tool most of the time in the Cannot See condition by standing up and peeking through a hole in the dividing wall.
a) Ayumu
b) Pan
c) Pal
d) Ai

Helping offers were operationalized (counted in a very specific way) as _____.
a) All of the answer choices
b) When the helper chimpanzee held out an object to the recipient chimpanzee
c) Only the first offer of help was counted in each trial.
d) It didn't matter whether the recipient chimp accept the offer or not.

All chimpanzees first offered tools on significantly more occasions than non-tool objects, except Pan, who kept offering the ____.
a) brush
b) hose
c) chain
d) rope

Targeted helping is NOT ...
a) Helping others because it benefits you
b) Helping others to achieve their goals
c) instrumental helping
d) Helping someone because you understand their needs

Altruistic helping is ...
a) All of the answer choices
b) Helping others simply because you want to help
c) Helping others without expecting anything in return
d) Helping other without obvious benefits to yourself

_____ refers to the ability to understand your own and other people's emotions, desires, beliefs, and actions.
a) Theory of mind
b) Altruism
c) Targeted helping
d) Instrumental helping

Which of the following is NOT an aim of the Yamamoto et al study?
a) To investigate whether chimpanzees can volunteer to be partners with their conspecifics
b) To investigate whether chimpanzees can understand the needs of their conspecifics
c) To find out if chimpanzees can offer targeted help
d) To understand if chimpanzees can help one another voluntarily

What type of research method was used in Yamamoto et al?
a) Both observation and lab experiment
b) Observation
c) Lab experiment
d) None of the answer choices

Which of the following is NOT true about the chimpanzees during the experiment?
a) If the recipient chimp can solve the task, the helper chimp would get a reward.
b) Chimpanzees were put into mother-child pairs.
c) Chimpanzees were put into adjacent booths.
d) One helper chimp had to help the other recipient chimp to solve the given task.

How many items were in the tray for the recipient chimpanzee to choose from?
a) 7
b) 5
c) 6
d) 8

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