Early Efforts to Teach Chimpanzees Language Failed Miserably Because

question 74

Multiple Choice

Early efforts to teach chimpanzees language failed miserably because:

• A)their vocal tracts cannot accommodate the sounds used in human language.
• B)shaping by approximations was not used.
• C)the chimpanzees were not raised by humans.
• D)symbolic computer tasks had yet to be developed.

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Elasticity of Demand

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Slightly Inelastic

Describes demand or supply that is only marginally responsive to changes in price, with the quantity demanded or supplied changing by a smaller percentage than the price change.

Quantity Supplied

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