Researchers Who Taught a Gorilla Named Koko to Use Sign

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Multiple Choice

Researchers who taught a gorilla named Koko to use sign language found that through age 5 her vocabulary was ________ the spoken vocabulary of a human 5-year-old and was ________ than the vocabulary of a deaf 5-year-old child using sign language.

• A) smaller than; larger than
• B) smaller than; about the same as
• C) about the same as; larger than
• D) smaller than; smaller than

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Definitions:

Greater Balance

The concept of achieving a more equitable or harmonious distribution in various aspects of life or systems.

Act Utilitarianism

A form of utilitarianism that assesses each separate act according to whether it maximizes pleasure or minimizes pain, focusing on the consequences of individual actions.

Utilitarian Ethic

A moral philosophy that evaluates the ethical worth of an action based on its consequences, specifically aiming to maximize overall happiness and minimize suffering.

General Welfare

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