For the last 30 years, Duane Rumbaugh and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh have taught a chimp named Kanzi to communicate using
a. American Sign Language.
b. a computer keyboard with lexigrams.
c. plastic chips arranged on a magnetized board.
d. spoken words.
ANSWER: b
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Chapter 9 discussed Noam Chomsky's theories about language. According to this discussion,
a. Chomsky's theories emphasize that humans have inborn skills in language. b. Chomsky's theories were useful to behaviorists, because his theories made predictions about observable language behavior. c. Chomsky argues that children's language acquisition is possible because of their sophisticated working memory. d. Chomsky argues that children's language skills depend on the linguistic rules that their parents teach them.
Trying to correct the social conditions that give rise to psychological problems and identifying individuals who are at risk for developing emotional problems is known as:
a.) positive psychology. b.) trephination. c.) triage. d.) prevention.