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The artificial language experiments yielded clear evidence that most chimps can acquire the _____ aspect of language.
 
  A) referential
  B) productive
  C) grammatical
  D) syntactical



Question 2

The artificial language called Yerkish:
 
  A) has no grammar.
  B) uses the same grammatical structure as English.
  C) has an unusual grammatical structure.
  D) cannot be used to demonstrate an understanding of grammar.



Question 3

The artificial languages that were taught to chimps consisted of:
 
  A) auditory symbols.
  B) visual symbols.
  C) spoken words.
  D) physical gestures.



Question 4

In artificial language experiments, the chimps were raised in:
 
  A) the caretakers' homes.
  B) a laboratory setting.
  C) a zoo where they could freely interact with other chimps.
  D) the wild.



Question 5

A major difficulty with using ASL to assess the ability of chimps to learn language is that:
 
  A) the ordering of words is relatively loose in ASL.
  B) the ordering of words is very rigid in ASL.
  C) ASL speakers are not required to follow the grammatical rules of ASL.
  D) there is no way to demonstrate referential understanding using ASL.



Question 6

The sign language experiments on chimps yielded strong evidence that they passed the test of _____.
 
  A) semantics
  B) reference
  C) grammar
  D) All of these are correct.
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