When Washoe and Similar Chimpanzees Learned to Communicate by Sign

question 129

Multiple Choice

When Washoe and similar chimpanzees learned to communicate by sign language,how did their output differ from that of young children?​

• A)The chimpanzees seldom linked symbols to make new combinations or sentences.
• B)​The chimpanzees used their symbols mainly to describe and seldom to request anything.
• C)​The chimpanzees showed no indication of understanding the symbols' meaning.
• D)​The chimpanzees used their hands and feet equally to communicate.

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Definitions:

Piaget--cognitive Development

The theory proposed by Jean Piaget that describes how children develop logical thinking through a series of stages.

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli or signals that can trigger the recall of information from memory.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories make it more difficult to remember new information.

Encoding Specificity

The principle that recall is more effective if the context at the time of encoding matches the context at the time of retrieval.