In Investigating the Origins of Human Language from an Evolutionary

question 46

Multiple Choice

In investigating the origins of human language from an evolutionary perspective Corballis (1999, 2004) argued that:

• A) superfluous hand signals are a sign of restricted intelligence.
• B) hand gestures are the likely precursor to spoken language.
• C) sign language among the deaf is not really language at all.
• D) chimpanzees talk better with their hands than their mouths.

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Definitions:

In Vivo Observation

A method used by behaviourally oriented therapists to determine how environmental variables affect a behaviour of concern, in which a clinician may record a running narrative of events, using pencil and paper, video, or still camera, in the client’s everyday environment. More commonly, observations are made by participant observers, key people in the client’s environment, and reported to the clinician. See also analogue observational setting.

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)

An objective test of personality developed to help clinicians make diagnostic judgments within the multiaxial DSM system, especially in the personality disorders found on Axis II.

Personality Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture.