PS261 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Biological Specificity, Canada Council, Latent Inhibition
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If humans evolved along with the other species, then there is mental (psychological) as well as physical continuity. [the] difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, is certainly one of degree and not of kind. 8-9: all apes (including us) evolved from small tree-dwelling insectivores, new human species (homo naledi) found this month! Assuming that animals are just like us. How we study animal learning: non-verbal animals can"t tell us how they are solving the problem. Everything except the environmental stimulus and the behavior is invisible. Behaviorism and cognition: behaviorism (e. g. , watson): we cannot infer anything about the mental states of animals. Consider animals as machines" that respond to inputs (environment) with some behavior: cognitive psychology (e. g. , tolman): we can infer some mental skills / states from behavior. Clever hans: horse that performed, solving math and other problems. When the trainer didn"t see the answer, hans failed.
