PSY274H5 Lecture 6: Lecture 6
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Many studies on this topic struggle to specify points 1-3 with precision; point 4 is always a significant challenge. If language a is different from language b and if speakers of a show different patterns of thinking than speakers of language b this doesn"t mean language is the cause of the differences! Thinking is a king of internal monologue. May want to answer yes because: sometimes we catch ourselves speaking to ourselves and gives substance to idea that thinking is observed by inner speeches. Subordinate crow would maximize his food intake by going for food source a which the dominant crow cant see behind the barrier. Weaker version of the same thing above. Common test case for this question: studies of cognitive development in children: assumption: evolving language experience should entail changes in cognition. Infants are shown a test object, and a nonobvious property is demonstrated (ex. If you touch the top of the object, it rings)
