An adult showed a chimp and a child how to unlock a box and retrieve a treat, first with a black box and then with a clear box. The adult included extra steps in opening each box. When opening the clear box, the chimp skipped the extra steps, but the child did not. What does this imply?

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Chimps are smarter than children and always cooperate

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Children always pay more attention to detail than chimps

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Chimps look to adults as teachers but cannot understand imitation

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Children see adults as teachers, which enables adults to pass culture down

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