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According to experts, some dogs have linguistic capacities comparable to those of language-trained apes and dolphins, even approaching the abilities of three-year-old children. Rico, a border collie from Germany, provides an especially striking example. Researchers asked Rico to retrieve a specific object—one he had never before encountered—from a room with several other familiar items. Rico was able to fetch the new object seven out of ten times. This suggests that Rico was able to reason that the new name could not refer to any of the familiar objects and must therefore refer to the new object. Four weeks later, he still remembered about half of the new vocabulary.
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Rico _________ the new vocabulary.
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A dictated
B portrayed
C comprehended
D enriched
C comprehended
C comprehended
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand what is being described in the text. Rico, a border collie from Germany, was asked to retrieve a specific object that he had never encountered before from a room with familiar items. Rico was able to fetch the new object seven out of ten times, suggesting that he was able to reason that the new name could not refer to any of the familiar objects and must therefore refer to the new object. Additionally, four weeks later, Rico still remembered about half of the new vocabulary.
Based on this information, we can conclude that Rico understood the new vocabulary. Therefore, the correct answer is C) comprehended.