Data from a study with baboons exposed to four letter word or non-word stimuli to see if they could learn to distinguish between words and random combinations of letters suggest that
A)they could use only S-R cues to discriminate.
B)they could use only S-R and S-S cues to discriminate.
C)they could use orthographic information to discriminate.
D)they could not discriminate above chance between words and non-words.

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The study suggests that baboons were able to distinguish between words and non-words, indicating that they were able to use some sort of orthographic information to discriminate. They were not limited to using only S-R cues or S-R and S-S cues, as option A and B suggest, and they were able to discriminate above chance, negating option D.

Data from a Study with Baboons Exposed to Four Letter