BIO SCI E182 Study Guide - Rhesus Macaque, Numerical Cognition, Executive Functions
26 Mar 2014
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Review questions: language & cognition (cited and stated directly from dr. pearl"s class. ~navigation: combining core knowledge system information geometric + landmark or color information. Verbally shadowed adults behave like toddlers-cannot combine navigational cues like geometry. Nonverbally shadowed adults/ rhythmic shadowing adults can combine navigational cues (repeat a rhythm by clapping) [ lecture 15] ~neo-whorfianism believes that language augments thought, so we can think more complex thoughts. Young children/ toddlers are unable to combine cues like to the left of the black wall b/c language use seems integral in solving this task that requires representing information from different domains (geometry + color). Children can be prompted through language to pay attention to it, but without language, it seems difficult for humans to solve these kinds of tasks. Rats who don"t have spatial language can be trained to combine cues in the navigation task, though only after hundreds of trials. Language is useful (speeds things up), but is not necessary.
