Ann and David Premack Worked with a Chimpanzee Named Sarah;

question 14

Multiple Choice

Ann and David Premack worked with a chimpanzee named Sarah; they were particularly interested in three questions. Which of the following was NOT one of their research questions?

• A) How many words Sarah could learn to understand and use.
• B) How Sarah learned rules for relating words to one another.
• C) How Sarah learned such concepts as "name of" and "color of."
• D) How word meaning was related to existing knowledge.

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Definitions:

Behavioural Deficits

A lack or reduction in normal behavior patterns, functioning, or activities, often indicative of psychological conditions or developmental disorders.

Flat Affect

Flat affect is a term used in psychology to describe a significant lack of emotional expressiveness or reaction in an individual, often seen in some mental health disorders.

Avolition

A lack of motivation or inability to initiate and persist in goal-directed activities.

Catatonic Stupor

A state of psychic and motor immobility and behavioral abnormality marked by periods of rigidity and excitement.