Savage-Rumbaugh
- Created by: jennymayg13
- Created on: 26-04-14 13:53
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- Savage-Rumbaugh
- Aim
- To study language acquisition of two pygmy Chimpanzees compared with two common chimpanzees
- Participants
- Common
- Austin
- Sherman
- Pygmy
- Kanzi
- Mulika
- Common
- Method
- Longitudinal Study
- Data gathered over a 10 year period, but study is over 17 months
- Lexigram
- Findings
- Use of Gestures
- 6 and 16 months of age - Kanzi and Mulika
- Vocabulary
- Kanzi
- Peanut
- Austin
- Chase
- Mulika
- Mulika
- Milk
- M&M
- Kanzi
- Kanzi and Mulika
- Comprehend lexigrams with ease
- Comprehend English spoken words
- Used lexigrams specifically
- Able to refer to requests involving others
- Austin and Sherman
- Never formed requests that had someone other than themselves as the beneficiary
- Used broad catagories
- Not spontaneous
- Use of Gestures
- Conclusion
- Pygmy Chimps have the capacity to understand language
- Pygmy chimps exhibit symbolic and auditory perceptual skills that are distinctly different from those of common chimps
- Aim
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