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Updated on: 29 Sep 2023, 12:17
Originally posted by Simplyklik on 27 Sep 2021, 01:50.
Last edited by BottomJee on 29 Sep 2023, 12:17, edited 6 times in total.
Last edited by BottomJee on 29 Sep 2023, 12:17, edited 6 times in total.
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X: individual ants, but not colonies of ants
Y: an unsuitable nest site
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Researchers designed an experiment to test whether colonies of ants could choose a high-quality nest site from many options more effectively than could individual ants. Colonies and individual ants were both given two levels of tasks: choosing between two nest sites, or choosing from among eight nest sites. In both tasks, half the sites were unsuitable. Researchers discovered that individual ants made much worse decisions when faced with eight options than when faced with two, suggesting that they experienced a cognitive overload. Colonies, on the other hand, chose equally well with either two or eight options, showing that they could better solve the more complex problem as a collective.
According to the experimental results, when the researchers increased the number of site choices, ___X___ were more likely to choose ___Y___than when the researchers presented fewer site choices.
Select for X and for Y the options that jointly complete the sentence in a manner consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
According to the experimental results, when the researchers increased the number of site choices, ___X___ were more likely to choose ___Y___than when the researchers presented fewer site choices.
Select for X and for Y the options that jointly complete the sentence in a manner consistent with the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
| X | Y | Statements |
| several nest sites | ||
| an unsuitable nest site | ||
| a high-quality nest site | ||
| individual ants, but not colonies of ants | ||
| colonies of ants, but not individual ants | ||
| both individual ants and colonies of ants |
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X: individual ants, but not colonies of ants
Y: an unsuitable nest site
27 Sep 2021, 20:09
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Simplyklik
The catch is MORE for the replacement of X.
We are told colonies of ants show EQUAL or same capabilities even when the number of sites is increased or decreased.
But individual ants do display cognitive overload when faced with more options.
Thus X: individual ants but not colonies of ants
Y talks of likely outcome when the number of sites are increased.
We are told in the experiment that individual ants made worse decisions when given more options.
Thus Y: an unsuitable nest site
19 May 2024, 12:51
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