======+=====+=========+============+============== | |NO. TIMES| TIME IN | CHICK | ACT | SAW |WHICH FAILED| FINAL TIME ------+-----+---------+------------+-------------- 84 | V | 38 | 45.00 F | 15.00 F 85 | V | 30 | 30.00 F | 10.00 F 86 | V | 44 | 55.00 F | 15.00 F 87 | V | 26 | 35.00 F | 15.00 F 80 | W | 54 | 60.00 F | 15.00 F 81 | W | 40 | 45.00 F | 15.00 F 87 | W | 27 | 30.00 F | 10.00 F 81 | X | 18 | 20.00 F | 10.00 F 82 | X | 21 | 20.00 F | 8.40 _Did_ 83 | X | 33 | 35.00 F | 15.00 F 84 | X | 46 | 55.00 F | 15.00 F 84 | Y | 45 | 55.00 F | 15.00 F 83 | Y | 29 | 35.00 F | 15.00 F ======+=====+=========+============+==============
Thus out of all these cases only one did the act in spite of the ample chance for imitation. I have no hesitation in declaring 82’s act in stepping on the platform the result of mere accident, and am sure that any one who had watched the experiments would agree.
