Traditional theories of animal behavior assert that animal conflict within a species is highly ritualized and does not vary from contest to contest. ████ ████████████████ █████ ███████ ████ ██████████ ███ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ███ █████ ████████ ███ ██ ███████ ██ █████████ ████████ ███████ ██ ███████ ███████ ███ ██████████ ████ ████████ ███ ██████ ███████ ████ ███ █████████ █████████ ███
Other people's hypothesis ·Species-specific model
Animal conflict is ritualized, consistent, and minimizes injury; conflict is mainly for show
Escalated fighting more likely where habitat is scarce than where it is plentiful
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
19.
The primary purpose of the ███████ ██ ██
Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
In a Phenomenon-Hypothesis passage, the author’s purpose is to present the hypothesis the author focuses on (and his opinion about it, if any). Here, the author focuses on presenting Riechert’s argument that evolutionary game theory can explain A. aperta’s behavior.
a
present an alternative ██ █ ███████████ ████████
This is the best answer. Riechert’s evolutionary game theory is an alternative to the traditional approach to animal conflict behavior described in P1.
b
describe a phenomenon ███ ███████ ████████ ████████
(B) misses the author’s focus on a theory that could explain a phenomenon. The author’s purpose isn’t merely to describe a phenomenon; it’s to present a potential explanation for a phenomenon.
c
evaluate evidence used ██ ███████ ██ ████████
The author doesn’t evaluate any evidence used to support Riechert’s argument. The author simply describes Riechert’s argument and her predictions. But the author doesn’t assess whether some evidence supports her argument.
d
present data that ███████ █ █████████████ ██████
The author doesn’t present any “data” that “refutes” anything. The author doesn’t show that the traditional theories of animal behavior are wrong. He simply presents Riechert’s argument that a different theory better explains A. aperta behavior.
e
suggest that a ███ ██████ ███ ██ █████ ██ ██████████ ████████
The author doesn’t suggest Riechert’s theory is based on inadequate research. He simply describes Riechert’s theory and her predictions. We don’t get any signs the author thinks the level of research support for Riechert’s theory isn’t enough.
Difficulty
83% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is significantly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%138
147
75%157
Analysis
Implied
Purpose of passage
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
Science
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
83%
164
b
11%
157
c
2%
154
d
3%
155
e
1%
154
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