Savage Rumbah

Question 1

What were the names of the 2 pygmy chimps?

Answer 1

Kanzi and Mulika

Question 2

What gender were they?

Answer 2

Kanzi was male

Mulika was female

Question 3

What ages were they throughout the study?

Answer 3

Kanzi- 30-47 months

Mulika- 11-12 months

Question 4

Why were pygmy chimps chosen instead on common chimps?

Answer 4

It was believed that pygmy chimps were more sociable and intelligent than common chimps.

Question 5

Why might these pygmy chimps not be truly representative of their species?

Answer 5

As Kanzi and Mulika had been reared in a language environment where others are reared in their natural environment.

Question 6

What were the names of the common chimps that were compared to the pygmy ones?

Answer 6

Austin & Sherman

Question 7

What was the size of the forest?

Answer 7

55 acres

Question 8

How many named locations were there?

Answer 8

17

Question 9

What are some examples of names ?

Answer 9

Peaches and cherries

Question 10

What kind of symbols were used on the lexigram?

Answer 10

Visual geometric symbols

Question 11

What was added to the communication system to make spoken words?

Answer 11

Speech synthesizer

Question 12

what did the researchers use along side the lexigram?

Answer 12

American sign language

Question 13

How did Kanzi and Mulika learn to use the lexigram?

Answer 13

Imitation, Kanzi learnt from his mother and Mulika learnt from Kanzi

Question 14

How was data recorded when they were indoors?

Answer 14

automatically recorded

Question 15

How was data recorded when they were outdoors?

Answer 15

recorded by hand (human error)

Question 16

How was each utterance (word or sentence) classified ?

Answer 16

correct/incorrect
spontaneous
Imitated
Structured

Question 17

How many spontaneous utterance have to occur to count it as acquired?

Answer 17

9/10 times

Question 18

how many formal tests were there?

Answer 18

4

Question 19

What was the photo to lexigram test?

Answer 19

Kanzi and Mulika were shown a photo and asked to select from a choice of 3 the correct lexigram symbol for that photo.

Question 20

What was the spoken English to lexigram test?

Answer 20

chimp would listen to spoken English word, then select the appropriate lexigram symbol choice out of 3

Question 21

What was the spoken English to photograph test?

Answer 21

Kanzi and Mulika would listen to spoken English word, then had to select an appropriate photo out of 3.

Question 22

Who didn’t take part in the synthesised speech to lexigram test ?

Answer 22

Mulika

Question 23

What was the synthesised speech to lexigram test ?

Answer 23

Chimp presented with spoken English from speech synthesiser, To prove that chimps didn’t understand the computer voice.

Question 24

How many words were acquired by Kanzi over the 17 month period?

Answer 24

46 words

Question 25

How many words were acquired by Mulika over the 17 month period?

Answer 25

37 words

Question 26

Who acquired 46 words?

Answer 26

Kanzi

Question 27

Who acquired 37 words ?

Answer 27

Mulika

Question 28

Which chimps language acquisition was the slowest?

Answer 28

Mulika

Question 29

What could Kanzi do within 4 months?

Answer 29

Learnt where all the 17 foods were located and could take others to that location too.

Question 30

What ages did Kanzi and Mulika spontaneously begin to communicate preferred directions of travel?

Answer 30

Kanzi - 4 months | Mulika - 6 months into study

Question 31

How did the formal tests differ from Austin and Sherman's?

Answer 31

A + S were unable to select photographs in response to spoken language, they had to be rewarded with food.

Question 32

how did Kanzi and Mulika learn language?

Answer 32

Imitation

Question 33

How was the reliability of the observation checked?

Answer 33

4 1/2 hours of 'real life' observations made and compared to a video tape at the same time. There was 100% agreement in the use of a lexigram.

Question 34

What was the one disagreement?

Answer 34

Whether an utterance was spontaneous or not.

Question 35

how was the blind test used when Kanzi was about 3 years old?

Answer 35

He was tested by a person, whom had no idea of the forest and was taken around by Kanzi

Question 36

Why was this used?

Answer 36

To test that researchers were not helping chimps

Question 37

How long was the study conducted under?

Answer 37

17 month period

Question 38

Which research method did this study use?

Answer 38

Longitudinal experimental quasi case study

Question 39

How do you know this?

Answer 39

Quasi- there was breed was naturally occurring Lab- IV was manipulated not real life setting Case study- same small sample of chimps over a long time

Question 40

Which research design was used?

Answer 40

Independent

Question 41

Why is this study independent measures?

Answer 41

Each test had a different condition, e.g. whether the ape was pygmy or common, also it was quasi so it had to be pygmy or common

Question 42

What was the aim?

Answer 42

To investigate the human language capabilities of a pygmy chimp.

Question 43

What was Kanzi exposed to at the age of 6 months?

Answer 43

He witnessed his mother, Matata, communicating with the keepers.

Question 44

One strength of using quantitative data in this study

Answer 44

Made the data easy analyse and compare to normal chimps. Also makes it easier to record data as chimps cannot speak.

Question 45

What is one conclusion could be made from savage rumbaugh?

Answer 45

pygmy chimps can spontaneously acquire human language. Pygmy chimps comprehend spoken English. common chimps do not.