Project Nim (research project)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
research
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Columbia_University
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
gptkb:Project_Nim_(2011_documentary_film)
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1978
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| gptkbp:focus |
language acquisition in chimpanzees
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| gptkbp:goal |
to determine if a chimpanzee could learn sign language
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Project Nim (research project)
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Project_Washoe
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York,_United_States
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| gptkbp:method |
teaching American Sign Language to a chimpanzee
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| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Laura-Ann_Petitto
gptkb:Stephanie_LaFarge |
| gptkbp:principalInvestigator |
gptkb:Herbert_S._Terrace
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| gptkbp:result |
Nim learned to use signs but did not demonstrate true language acquisition
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1973
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Nim_Chimpsky
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Project_Nim
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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