PSYA02H3 Lecture : Lecture 3
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It took three years for chimp vicky to learn four words: papa, mama, cup, and up. The experiment fails to prove chimp have language. But, the failure for chimp to produce language may be due to the fact that it does not the vocal apparatus to pronounce the words so there is a barrier. Researcher should think of a method to bypass the barrier of language pronunciation and focus on language in terms of structure and symbol (be more generative) Use of symbol is a part of language. Deaf people develop language through sign and do not communicate through sound. It was taught using american sign language to communicate. Can it understand symbol and produce sentence with structure. her hand is brought together with the approximation of the sign and is reinforced with the appropriate response. Washoe can generalize early signs and use them in all kinds of situation.
