Which of the Following Has Been Argued by Critics of Ape

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has been argued by critics of ape language research?

• A)Ape language is merely imitation of the trainer's behavior.
• B)There is little evidence that apes can equal even a 3-year-old's ability to order words with proper syntax.
• C)By seeing what they wish to see,trainers attribute greater linguistic ability to apes than actually exists.
• D)All of these are arguments by critics.

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