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in 1930 two married researchers raised a chimp and their infant son to see how each would respond when both were treated the same way. It was found that the chimp could gain many of the traits of a human, and that the infant acted more like the chimp; screaming and kicking instead of speaking.

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Fun Fact: in 1930 two married researchers raised a chimp and their infant son to see how each would respond when both were treated the same way. It was found that the chimp could gain many of the traits of a human, and that the infant acted more like the chimp; screaming and kicking instead of speaking.

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