Question

in this text, robert yerkes conducted an experiment where he had a chimpanzee living in a human household. what was the purpose of the experiment?
a to identify the different methods chimpanzees used to find food
b to determine if a chimpanzee could learn human behavior
c to determine if a human could learn chimpanzee behavior
d to analyze chimpanzees and humans sleep cycles

Explanation:

Robert Yerkes' experiment placing a chimpanzee in a human household focused on testing the primate's capacity to acquire human-like behaviors, as this aligns with his research on primate intelligence and cross-species learning potential. The other options do not match the documented purpose of this specific experiment.

Answer:

B. to determine if a chimpanzee could learn human behavior