Premack & Premack (1966) raised a chimp called Vicki, used different coloured and shaped chips to represent words; placed on a board to make sentences; developed130 signs up to 8 units long; not spontaneous. TRUE or FALSE? IF False provide correct answer.
FALSE. The chimps name was Sarah.
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What was G&G's aim?
to investigate if they could teach a chimp to communicate using ASL.
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What was G&G's chimp called? and how old was she?
WASHOE, 6 - 14 months
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Each sign had to be recorded everyday over a 15 day period. TRUE or FALSE
True
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What were the training methods used?
Imitation, prompting, using signs, babbling, operent conditioning, shaping and direct tuition
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Washoe learnt 4 signs at 7 months, 13 at 14 months, 30 at 21 months. TRUE or FALSE?
True
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She learnt to generalise from one particular thing to general class of objects. TRUE or FALSE?
True
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Later in 1989 G&G cross-fostered other chimps called... ?
Maja, Tatu and Dar
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Who was Loulis?
Her adoptive son
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How many signs did Nim Chimpsky learn?
125
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Savage-Rumbaugh et al (1986) research develops G&G. How?
Suggests some chimps, perhaps different breeds, have greater propensity for language than others.
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What was G&G's aim?
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to investigate if they could teach a chimp to communicate using ASL.
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What was G&G's chimp called? and how old was she?
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Card 4
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Each sign had to be recorded everyday over a 15 day period. TRUE or FALSE
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