When Erik watched his dog staring at the television, he thought She must be trying to figure out who these people are. This statement illustrates _________, which is something that animal researchers should avoid.
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Question 2Comparative cognition is the study of information processing across a variety of _________.
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Question 3Why was Alex the parrot taught to speak rather than being taught a sign language or an artificial language?
A) Grey parrots lack the dexterity to use a computer touchscreen.
B) Researchers could not distinguish among the gestures made by parrots.
C) Grey parrots have vocal apparatuses that allow them to mimic many human sounds.
D) Alex refused to interact with the artificial language apparatus.
Question 4You have 10 blocks and 5 of them are green. If you asked Alex the parrot How many green blocks are there? he would have answered correctly that there are five. Which of the following abilities does Alex demonstrate with this answer?
A) Numerosity and discrimination
B) Categorization and color discrimination
C) Numerosity and categorization
D) Color discrimination and subtraction
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