Regarding Animal Communication,which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 158

Multiple Choice

Regarding animal communication,which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) The cries, gestures, and mating calls of animals have broad meanings immediately understood by other animals of the same species.
• B) Animal communication can be classified as a language because it is productive.
• C) No ape or monkey has ever learned to form compound or conditional sentences or to use correct word order.
• D) Untrained chimps have never shown any inclination to use gestures to communicate with humans.

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs, or to trigger a psychological benefit in the patient.

Control Group

In an experiment, the group that experiences all aspects of the experiment, including assessments, in a manner identical to the experimental group, except for the manipulation of the independent variable.

Antipsychotic Drug

Medications used to treat psychotic symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking, commonly associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Experimental Effect

The difference obtained in the dependent variable that occurs as a function of the manipulation of the independent variable.