Why Is Ape Language Such a Controversial Area of Study?​

question 137

Multiple Choice

Why is ape language such a controversial area of study?​

• A)​Apes cannot actually communicate; it is all by instinct.
• B)​Ape language challenges the notion of human uniqueness.
• C)​Ape language systems are complex, but they do not involve utterance.
• D)​Apes do not have the intellectual ability to discern meanings.

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Definitions:

Discomfort

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Pain

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ABAB Reversal

A research design often used in the study of behavior which involves an initial baseline period (A), followed by an intervention phase (B), a return to baseline (A), and a repetition of the intervention (B).