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Question 1.

Mattie is a beekeeper. She plans to introduce her bees (which belong to the European species) into a hive of a different bee species (i.e., Asian bee species). How do you think Mattie's European bees will likely "dance" as soon as they are introduced into the new hive?

a) In the new hive style.

b) In their own unique style, unrelated to past experience.

c) In the style of their own genetic ancestors.

d) In a combination of old and new styles.

Question 2.

An example of Hockett'ss productivity characteristic in non-human primate communication would be demonstrated by an ape making the sign for

a) banana to ask a researcher for a banana.

b) banana when the researcher points to a banana.

c) sweet sausage when asked to identify a banana before having learned the sign for banana.

d) door when asked to identify a banana.

Question 3.

A comparison of birdsong with human language suggests that

a) songbirds are pre-programmed to sing specific songs from birth, whereas children must be exposed to speech sounds in order to be able to produce them.

b) songbirds can only produce memorized sequences of sounds, whereas children can produce novel combinations of words.

c) both human infants and young songbirds must practice their vocal skills to master them.

d) both children and songbirds show evidence of Hockett's feature of semanticity in their communication.

Question 4.

Compare the language learning outcomes of a human infant raised by adoptive parents who speaks a language other than that of the infant's birth- parents with the sounds produced by rhesus macaque monkeys raised by Japanese macaques, instead of their biological parents.

a) The cross-fostered macaques will sound much more like their biological parents than their adoptive parents whereas human infants raised by adoptive parents who speak a different language than their biological parents will speak more like their adoptive parents.

b) The cross-fostered macaques similar to human infants will sound more like their adoptive parents than their biological parents.

c) The cross-fostered macaques and the human infants will sound more like their biological parents.

d) The cross-fostered macaques will sound much more similar to their adoptive parents whereas human infants raised by adoptive parents who speak a different language than their biological parents will speak more like their biological parents.

Question 5.

Which statement conveys the most accurate comparison of spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL)?

a) ASL is a way for individuals in the deaf community to communicate with one another but is not as structured and organized as spoken English.

b) ASL uses grammatical rules and structures that are very similar to those found in English.

c) ASL uses grammatical structures that are systematic, but very different from those found in English.

d) ASL is a system of pantomime invented by the deaf community whereas spoken English is a real language.