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Chapter 34.4, Problem 3EQ
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To determine: The significance of performing experiments on both the observer and untrained octopuses.
Introduction: Italian researchers Graziano Fiorito and Pietro Scotto performed a series of experiments to observe some behavioral responses in animals. They carried out their experiments on the octopus.
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