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There Are Two Male Chimpanzees in an Experiment: a Dominant

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There are two male chimpanzees in an experiment: a dominant one and a subordinate one. The subordinate can see two caches of food, but the dominant can see only one. If chimpanzees have the capacity of theory of mind, which of the caches of food do you predict the subordinate chimp will attempt to acquire?


A) the one in view of the dominant chimpanzee
B) the one hidden from the dominant chimpanzee
C) The chimp would chose randomly between the two.
D) The subordinate chimp would fake to the invisible food, then snatch the visible food.

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