first exam catch up

Question 1

kanzi the bonobo
sign language. video with the welding mask

Answer 1

1. culturally transmitted. Y?
2. generative. Y
3. recursive. N- cant build on words
4. creative. ~Y
5. displacement. N- cant talk about things not there
6. arbitrary. ~N- do the words mean anything to him?

Question 2

koko the gorilla?
taught sign nlanguage

Answer 2

1. culturally transmitted. Y?
2. generative. Y?- combined signs to make new meanings
3. recursive. N
4. creative. Y?
5. displacement. Y/N~ good w past, not w future concepts
6. arbitrary. ??

Question 3

Nim Chimpsky?
chimp raised with human family

Answer 3

1. culturally transmitted. Y- raised like ahuman baby
2. generative. when prompted, Y
3. recursive.
4. creative
5. displacement
6. arbitrary