- Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:33 pm
#19673
1.) "Meerkat "sentinels," so called because they watch for predators while other Meerkat group members forage..."
I apologize for all the posts, it is just sometimes the explanations of the book confuse me a bit and I feel my understanding is not precise.
So, the book explains this whole cause and effect chain:
Altruism--> watchful behavior--> self protection and protection of others.
But then it goes on to give this explanation of why C is correct: "The author interprets the sentinels bark as a form of altruism, because it serves to alert other meerkats to the presence of danger. This is a mistake, because we cannot infer solely from the beneficial effect produced by an action that the purpose of the action is to produce that effect".
Bark--> alert for danger , but how does this fit in with the cause and effect chain above?
(At the point where my head is spinning =/)
Thanks in advance!
I apologize for all the posts, it is just sometimes the explanations of the book confuse me a bit and I feel my understanding is not precise.
So, the book explains this whole cause and effect chain:
Altruism--> watchful behavior--> self protection and protection of others.
But then it goes on to give this explanation of why C is correct: "The author interprets the sentinels bark as a form of altruism, because it serves to alert other meerkats to the presence of danger. This is a mistake, because we cannot infer solely from the beneficial effect produced by an action that the purpose of the action is to produce that effect".
Bark--> alert for danger , but how does this fit in with the cause and effect chain above?
(At the point where my head is spinning =/)
Thanks in advance!