Because there was no longer a need to test the strength of pair-bonding and altruism, the final part of our experiment was structured to investigate the co-operative abilities of our subjects. Still naked, both Aiden and Ashley were immobilized to metal chairs in the backyard, where variations in temperature and noise level from indoors would complicate the subjects' efforts to free themselves. Lily was partially silenced with cloth tied between her lips, while Aiden was blindfolded; we observed as they attempted to communicate and join effots in escaping their restraints. With some diffic... Show more