Washoe
Sign-language primate
Washoe refers to an indigenous people of the Great Basin region around Lake Tahoe and the eastern Sierra Nevada, or to their language.
The Washoe language is a linguistic isolate, unrelated to neighboring tongues.
Washoe is also a county in northwestern Nevada containing Reno.
Separately, Washoe was the name of a chimpanzee famous for learning American Sign Language in the 1960s, a landmark in animal cognition research.
Visual-gestural communication system
- ASLManual visual communication system
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- signingInscribing one's name
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
vocabulary · syntax · semantics · linguistics · acquisition · nonverbal · expressive · lexicon
Higher mammal order member
- apeTailless higher primate
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- simianOf primates with tails
arboreal · knuckle-walking · grooming · omnivore · endangered · wildlife · troop · dominance
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- memoryMind's retention capacity
reasoning · awareness · understanding · insight · thought · perception · mental · creativity
Silver State out west
- RenoNevada gambling city
- SparksNevada municipality near Reno
- Lake TahoeAlpine body between states
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
Great Basin · Carson City · high desert · gambling · casinos
Study of animal conduct
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- behaviorismPsychology studying observable conduct
- field studyResearch in actual environments
- KokoApe taught gestures
animal cognition · methodology · experimentation · publication · academia
sign language
Visual-gestural communication system
communication · vocabulary · syntax · semantics · linguistics · acquisition · nonverbal · expressive · lexicon · fingerspelling
primate
Higher mammal order member
- apeTailless higher primate
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
simian · arboreal · knuckle-walking · grooming · omnivore · endangered · wildlife · troop · dominance · hierarchy
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
memory · reasoning · awareness · understanding · insight · thought · perception · mental · creativity · imitation
Nevada
Silver State out west
- RenoNevada gambling city
- SparksNevada municipality near Reno
- Lake TahoeAlpine body between states
Sierra Nevada · Great Basin · Carson City · high desert · gambling · casinos
ethology
Study of animal conduct
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- behaviorismPsychology studying observable conduct
- field studyResearch in actual environments
Koko · animal cognition · methodology · experimentation · publication · academia