Recent research by marine biologists suggests that bottlenose dolphins have names for themselves. Scientists played sounds they had identified as the names of particular dolphins by putting them through a synthesizer so that they did not sound like the voices of particular dolphins. The researchers found that dolphins would respond to the names of other dolphins to which they were related or with which they were associated, but they ignored the names of strangers. This discovery suggests a much greater degree of self-awareness in aquatic mammals than was previously suspected. What does this research suggest about dolphins if it is accurate?
A) Dolphins go through stages of socialization.
B) Significant others are as important to dolphins as they are to us.
C) In Goffman's terminology, the ocean may be like a frontstage area.
D) Dolphins have a sense of self similar to that of humans.

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The research suggests that dolphins have a sense of self, which is similar to that of humans. They respond to their own names, indicating self-recognition and awareness.

Recent Research by Marine Biologists Suggests That Bottlenose Dolphins Have