Research in which chimpanzees are trained to use language reveals all of the following EXCEPT that
a. chimpanzees can be taught to communicate using gestures.
b. chimpanzees use longer sentences only because they repeat themselves
c. chimpanzees cannot master anything beyond the simplest of grammatical rules.
d. acquisition of language by humans need not involve any innate mechanisms.
d
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Recent research evaluating Piaget's theory suggests that
a. children can take the perspective of others at an earlier age than Piaget believed. b. children cannot take the perspective of others until approximately age 7. c. Piaget's age ranges were very much on target. d. practice can influence when children can take the perspective of others.
The older adolescent can integrate apparently contradictory elements of the self because
a. it is a natural aspect of the maturation process. b. formal operations allow this kind of flexible thinking. c. the individual has had more experience with contradiction. d. foreclosure replaces moratorium as the primary identity status.
The notion of "balancing" work and home-life responsibilities is best associated with a. individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events. b. the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial ones. c. the impact of earlier life events on current conditions
d. history determining the outcome of life.
When symptoms of major neurocognitive disorder occur with substance dependence, they are generally associated with a. the toxic effects of the substances
b. a temporary impairment in brain functioning. c. permanent brain damage. d. poor diet and self-care behaviors.