A Male Zebra Finch Can Discriminate Between the Songs of Strangers

question 28

Multiple Choice

A male zebra finch can discriminate between the songs of strangers and the songs of established neighbors on adjacent territories through a cluster of neurons in the ____.

• A) cerebellum
• B) brainstem
• C) midbrain
• D) forebrain
• E) hindbrain

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Definitions:

Identical Twins

Twins who are genetically identical because they were formed from the same fertilized egg that split into two.

Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

A theoretical construct proposed by Noam Chomsky suggesting an innate mental faculty enabling young children to develop language.

Semantics

Semantics studies the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences in language.

Grammar

The system of rules governing the structure and use of a language.