The same held true for anxious baboons compared with calm ones. The anxious individuals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching.

　　This mismatch between collecting social information and using it shows that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something that has previously been ignored in studies on how animals learn to do things. The findings are significant because they suggest that animals may perform poorly in cognitive(认知的) tasks not because they aren't clever enough to solve them, but because they are too shy or nervous to use the social information.

　　The findings may impact how we understand the formation of culture in societies through social learning. If some individuals are unable to get information from others because they don't associate with the knowledgeable individuals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, preventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.

　　59. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

　　A.

　　The design of Dr Carter's research.

　　B.

　　The results of Dr Carter's research.

　　C.

　　The purpose of Dr Carter's research.

　　D.

　　The significance of Dr Carter's research.

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