The Earliest Experiment on Teaching Language to Chimps Failed Mainly

question 153

Multiple Choice

The earliest experiment on teaching language to chimps failed mainly because:

• A) chimps were unable to type.
• B) Viki was too uncoordinated to learn ASL.
• C) chimps lack the appropriate vocal apparatus to speak.
• D) the symbol keyboard was too complex.

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Definitions:

Slope

A measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically calculated as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis.

Confidence Interval

A span of values resulting from sample statistical analysis, likely enveloping the value of an unidentified population characteristic.

Standard Error

The typical deviation found within the distribution of sample data, often associated with the average.