PSYCH211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously, View Model, Dual Representation

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH211
• Professor: Ori Friedman

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Difficulty with dual representation harder if model is more of an object. Prediction: task should be easier if model is less of an object, task should be. Less of an object different versions with pictures and photographs (ex. of. More of an object if you let the kids play with the model beforehand and furniture in room) treat it like a toy. Test with: photographs (not model), model behind window, touch and play with model first. Same kids who normally fail snoopy task pass proves not something about. Shrinking big room, kids only have to view model as object itself and not as symbol for big room as big room is now same size as model easier to realize and apply correlation. Components of language: non-aspirated /p/ but in other languages there is difference (ex hindi) Phonemes elementary units of meaningful sound (meaningful because if you change sound, meaning would change ex.