The Rumbaughs taught a chimp named Kanzi to comprehend spoken English words through
A) trial-and-error.
B) classical conditioning.
C) operant conditioning.
D) observational learning.

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The Rumbaughs taught Kanzi through observational learning, which involves learning by observing others and imitating their behavior. Kanzi was exposed to spoken English words and their corresponding objects/actions, and he learned to associate the words with the correct objects/actions without being explicitly taught or reinforced. This is a form of learning that is not explained by classical or operant conditioning, and trial-and-error is not a likely explanation given the complexity of the skills Kanzi learned.

The Rumbaughs Taught a Chimp Named Kanzi to Comprehend Spoken