Animal trainers' expectations may have led them to interpret some chimpanzees' signs as indicating greater linguistic ability than is warranted.This best illustrates the shortcoming of

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The expectation of the animal trainers may have created a perceptual set in which they were predisposed to interpret the chimpanzees' signs as indicating greater linguistic ability than was actually present. This illustrates the shortcoming of perceptual sets, or the influence of preexisting biases on perception and interpretation.

Animal Trainers' Expectations May Have Led Them to Interpret Some