The Most Impressive Attempts to Teach Language to Chimpanzees Have

question 170

Multiple Choice

The most impressive attempts to teach language to chimpanzees have involved teaching chimps to use

• A) spoken English.
• B) American Sign Language (ASL).
• C) Universal Sign Language (USL).
• D) geometric symbols on a computer-monitored keyboard.

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Definitions:

Emotions

Complex psychological states involving subjective feelings, physiological arousal, and expressive behaviors.

Unconsciously

Performing actions or having thoughts and feelings without being aware of them.

Communicate

The process of conveying information, feelings, or ideas from one individual or group to another through various means, verbal or nonverbal.

Curve Of Forgetting

A theory describing how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it, typically showing a steep decline in memory retention within the first 24 hours.