AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -B. F. Skinner (1957) proposed that language is learned through reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Critics of ape language research have argued which of the following against the idea that apes can acquire language? a) There is no evidence that apes can equal even a 3-year-old’s ability to order words with proper syntax.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The most correct solution to this problem is provided by option B: telegraphic speech stage of language development. It has to be noted that it is most accurate to state the children begin to exhibit a basic understanding of syntax when they begin combining two or more words.

Detailed explanation-4: -Researchers who are convinced that animals can think point to evidence that: chimpanzees use branches, stones, and other objects as tools in their natural habitats. parrots demonstrate the ability to “count” by learning to touch pictures of objects in ascending numerical order.