With Extensive Training, Dolphins and Parrots Can Acquire a Vocabulary

question 21

Multiple Choice

With extensive training, dolphins and parrots can acquire a vocabulary and respond to short, novel sentences,

• A) although they do so less consistently than a preschool child.
• B) but only chimps can be taught to produce strings of three or more symbols that conform to a rule-based structure.
• C) showing that they follow the same grammatical rules as humans in their own "language."
• D) and are highly attuned to recognize human intentions that motivate use of language.

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

Assigning the cause of one's behavior or performance to external environmental factors, rather than to internal characteristics.

Social Categorization

The process by which individuals classify others into groups based on shared characteristics.

Festinger and Carlsmith

Researchers known for their study on cognitive dissonance, particularly the 1959 experiment demonstrating how individuals change their attitudes to align with their behaviors.

Attraction

denotes a pull or interest towards someone or something, often driven by physical, emotional, or intellectual stimuli.