专题十六推理判断Passage1(湖北,C)体裁:说明文词数:322Workingwithagroupofbaboons(狒狒)intheNamibiandesert,Dr
AleciaCarteroftheDepartmentofZoology,CambridgeUniversitysetbaboonslearningtasksinvolvinganovelfoodandafamiliarfoodhiddeninabox
Somebaboonsweregiventhechancetowatchanotherbaboonwhoalreadyknewhowtosolvethetask,whileothershadtolearnforthemselves
Toworkouthowbraveoranxiousthebaboonswere,Dr
Carterpresentedthemeitherwithanovelfoodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnake
Shefoundthatpersonalityhadamajorimpactonlearning
Thebraverbaboonslearnt,buttheshyonesdidnotlearnthetaskalthoughtheywatchedthebaboonperformthetaskoffindingthenovelfoodjustaslongasthebraveonesdid
Ineffect,despitebeingmadeawareofwhattodo,theywerestilltooshytodowhattheexperiencedbaboondid
Thesameheldtrueforanxiousbaboonscomparedwithcalmones