AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to pull a longer stick that was out of reach into his cage. He then used the longer stick to reach a piece of fruit. Researchers hypothesized that Sultan’s discovery of the solution to his problem was the result of: A) trial and error.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as: naturalistic observation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sequential order is: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

Detailed explanation-4: -confirmation bias, people’s tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with their existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional, and it results in a person ignoring information that is inconsistent with their beliefs.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1960 Jane Goodall pioneered the study of chimpanzees in the wild, showing the world how similar chimpanzee behavior is to that of humans, and helping to demonstrate the close evolutionary relationship of the two species.