A Number of Psychologists Have Attempted to Teach Language to Nonhuman

question 37

Multiple Choice

A number of psychologists have attempted to teach language to nonhuman primates. In most instances, the primates learned many signs or word symbols; they could not, however, communicate about abstract or hypothetical concepts. With respect to the elements of language reviewed in the textbook, the primates mastered _____, but not _____.

• A)morphemes; displacement
• B)morphemes; phonemes
• C)displacement; morphemes
• D)displacement; phonemes

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