In Attempting to Teach Sign Language to Nonhuman Primates, Researchers

question 14

Multiple Choice

In attempting to teach sign language to nonhuman primates, researchers have confirmed

• A)Chomsky's view that spoken language, as currently defined, is a uniquely human capacity.
• B)that if the medium of communication is adjusted to the primate's capabilities, something very much like language can be demonstrated.
• C)that nonhuman primates lack any sense of causation or the ability to reliably name objects.
• D)B.F.Skinner's notion that humans are not unique in regard to language-like abilities.

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