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​The most effective way to teach an ape sign language is to:​

​Animals that appear to have _____ are sometimes able to cooperate in laboratory settings on novel tasks that require coordinated actions.

At birth, the body water present is approximately what percentage of the total body weight?

The fact that a dog can also be called a canine or a pooch is an example of _____.

Which of the following species has shown exceptional skill in multistep processes that involve harvesting of two different types of plants at different points in time?

Jessica is worried that Brian thinks she has no sense of humor. Jessica’s concern about Brian’s opinion reflects the fact that Jessica has _____.

The chimps that learned sign language were raised in _____; hence, these studies are _____. 

How should recent amputations be treated?

When Peter’s son refused to eat his potatoes, Peter made up a story about a boy who once disliked potatoes and lost all his energy as a result (following which Peter’s son began eating his potatoes). The fact that Peter could generate a new story is an example of the _____ aspect of language.

Betty is about to complete a laboratory task that involves watching specific numbers of items being placed into a bucket with a false bottom. Some of the items go into the false bottom, and some stay in the main part of the bucket for Betty to find. If Betty is a mongoose lemur, and she sees eight items go into the bucket but finds only six items when she reaches in, what will Betty do next?