Your textbook states that Sarah the chimpanzee "had a ‘reading' and ‘writing' vocabulary of nearly 130 words." Why are the words "reading" and "writing" in quotation marks?
A. Although Sarah could read well, her written messages tended to be disjointed.
B. Sarah could follow and create simple written instructions, but it is unlikely that she could understand written messages in the way that humans do.
C. Sarah pretended to read and write to please the humans around her, but she had no understanding of words or sentences.
D. To gain attention and funding, Sarah's trainers taught her to imitate reading and writing even though she had no understanding of the messages.
Answer: B
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