Which of the Following Has Been Argued by Critics of Ape

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has been argued by critics of ape language research?

• A) Ape language is merely imitation of the trainer's behavior.
• B) There is little evidence that apes can equal even a 3-year-old's ability to order words with proper syntax.
• C) By seeing what they wish to see, trainers attribute greater linguistic ability to apes than actually exists.
• D) All of these are arguments by critics.

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