Beatrice and Allen Gardner taught the chimpanzee Washoe to communicate by means of:
Correct answer: A. sign language
- A. sign language
- B. pictures
- C. computers
- D. Morse code
Explanation
Washoe learned to communicate using American Sign Language, demonstrating that a chimpanzee could acquire a substantial system of manual signs. Pictures, computers, and Morse code were not the communication method used in this famous study.
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