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Alex The Parrot
Linguistic Ethology- Alex the Parrot

Despite the claims made by Dr. Pepperberg Alex the Parrot does not have the ability to understand and comprehend human language. The reasoning behind this statement is because of Alex’s training, Dr. Pepperberg’s attachment to Alex, and no proof of combining phrases. When watching the video entitled Nova Science Now: Irene Pepperberg & Alex, at the 5:33 point of the video Dr. Pepperberg created the model/rival technique. The technique involves a student doing what they wanted Alex to do. Basically when Alex was watching the student he would see that she was being rewarded for saying the word they wanted Alex to say. This is more of mimicry. As children learn language they do not have to have a parent
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