Which of the experiments below would provide the best data set with which to test the hypothesis that female chimpanzees have a greater influence on the vertical transmission of culture than males?
A. Measure the amount of time that young
chimps spend with each of their parents, and
measure the rate at which they acquire
cultural traits.
B. Measure the amount of time young chimps
spend with their mother only, and measure
the rate at which they acquire cultural traits.
C. Measure the amount of time young chimps
spend with their father only, and measure the
rate at which they acquire cultural traits.
D. Train a wild chimp to use a new food
source, and document how quickly this
knowledge spreads to the rest of the
population.
E. Introduce a new food source to a
population and see which chimps learn how
to use it first.
A
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