Properties of human communication not present in animal communication 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyAnimal behaviourGCSEAQA Created by: mollie241Created on: 10-05-18 18:50 Humans can plan ahead Humans can plan ahead and dicuss future events. Humans are able to talk about things that have not happened yetlike what they are going to do next week. They can also talk about things that don't exist such as aliens. However animals are not able to do this - they can only think about the present . For example, they cannot plan where they are going to get their next lot of food from. 1 of 3 Creativity Humans can put language together to form new meanings - it is an open system. However, animals use a closed system of communication. For example a dogs bark only has a limited number of meanings - it can show the dog is angry but not show why. 2 of 3 single vs multiple channels Humans have multiple channels as they are able to give the same message in a number of different ways. For example to tell somebody you are happy with them you could verbally tell them, email them, give them a thumbs up etc. On the other hand animals have single channels as they have a set way of communicating things. 3 of 3
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