Regarding Chimpanzees' Use of Language, Which of the Following Statements

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Multiple Choice

Regarding chimpanzees' use of language, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The ability of chimpanzees in the language experiments to invent a simple grammar may help us better understand the roots of human language.
• B)Only trained chimps use simple gestures to communicate with humans.
• C)Noam Chomsky insists that if chimps were biologically capable of language they would use it on their own.
• D)For the most part, natural animal communication is quite limited.

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Sample Average

The arithmetic mean of a set of numerical values, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of samples.

Skewed Distribution

A statistical term describing a distribution that is not symmetrical and has a long tail on one side of the peak.

Population Average

The mean value of a particular characteristic or measurement across an entire population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much individual values in a dataset differ from the mean.