In Attempting to Teach Sign Language to Nonhuman Primates,researchers Have

question 73

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) Vygotsky's notion that humans are not unique in regard to languagelike abilities