Sign Language Acquisition in Primates Has Been Criticized on the Basis

question 50

Multiple Choice

Sign language acquisition in primates has been criticized on the basis that:

• A) the signs were just imitative, often random combinations, and they did not involve a two-way conversation
• B) chimpanzees and gorillas are not smart enough to learn sign language
• C) chimpanzee and gorilla hands are not really capable of making most signs in ASL
• D) primates already have a communication system, so they cannot learn another one

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