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Topic questions Language, thought and communication Differences between human & animal communication

Differences between human & animal communication

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Differences between human and animal communication questions

TopicDifferences between human & animal communication

AQA 8182 Differences between human and animal communication 7 questions

Paper 2: Social context and behaviour June 2022, Question 6 1 mark

Animal communication has a limited number of functions when compared with human communication.

Which of the following is not a function of animal communication?

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Paper 2: Social context and behaviour November 2021, Question 9 6 marks

A psychologist was studying the natural behaviour of bees communicating with each other. He placed a bowl of sugar water on top of a tall pole. The pole was only one metre away from the hive, but it was 20 metres high.

He carefully removed 25 bees from the hive. He gently painted a tiny dot of paint on them. Then he released them next to the bowl of sugar water.

He found that when the painted bees returned to the hive, they danced to communicate how close the sugar water was. But even though they did the correct dance, none of the other bees in the hive flew to the top of the pole.

The psychologist concluded that bees do not have a dance move for ‘up’.

9.1

Using your knowledge of Von Frisch’s bee study, identify the dance the painted bees would use to communicate how close the sugar water was.

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9.2

Validity needs to be taken into consideration in the conducting of research. Results are seen as valid when the research has measured what it claimed to be measuring.

Explain one reason why the described study carried out by the psychologist might not produce valid results.

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9.3

Briefly outline one function of animal communication. Refer to the described study carried out by the psychologist in your answer.

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Paper 2: Social context and behaviour June 2019, Question 8 14 marks

8.1

Describe and evaluate Von Frisch’s bee study. In your description include the method used, the results obtained and a conclusion drawn.

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8.2

Write a suitable alternative hypothesis for Von Frisch’s bee study.

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8.3

What is meant by quantitative and qualitative data?

A researcher is studying bees to investigate animal communication. Give one example of quantitative data that the researcher might collect.

Quantitative data

Example of quantitative data

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