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Monkeys learn in the same way as humans

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Zeno

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"Like humans, monkeys benefit enormously from being actively involved in learning instead of having information presented to them passively," said Nate Kornell, a UCLA postdoctoral scholar in psychology and lead author of the study, which appears in the August issue of the journal Psychological Science. "The advantage of active learning appears to be a fundamental property of memory in humans and nonhumans alike."
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Link for the rest of the article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070801161511.htm
 
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Random

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Why are atheists so obsessed with monkeys?

(Mods, please don't give me a warning for that, I am being facetious and I am an adult -- really I am!)

Thanks So Much!

Conor
 
jamaesi

jamaesi

To Save A Lamb
Victor said:
*shrug*...nothing new.

If you have a monkey begin to read, call me.
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Would you be interested in a parrot that's learning to read?

But what is this obsession with the ability to read? Some people can't, does that make them less than human?
 
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Zeno

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Khalila said:
Would you be interested in a parrot that's learning to read?

But what is this obsession with the ability to read? Some people can't, does that make them less than human?
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Of course they're less human! Personally I think they should be put into slave labor or executed. :rolleyes:

Anyway, I'm not posting this to disprove God (atheists are interested in other things too!!*gasp* ) just sharing knowledge.
 
matthew.william

matthew.william

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Zeno said:
Link for the rest of the article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070801161511.htm
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I don't find it that impressive that it had to memorize an order. Nor the article about spears/tools. Is it that impressive that a bird builds a home? It's certainly more difficult than killing a small animal with a stick. I think if you found a an animal that created art outside of a lab/research facility, I would be intrigued. Something like a chimp painting a gazelle or lion, or a bird recreating Gothic architecture.

~matthew.william~
 
jamaesi

jamaesi

To Save A Lamb
matthew.william said:
I don't find it that impressive that it had to memorize an order. Nor the article about spears/tools. Is it that impressive that a bird builds a home? It's certainly more difficult than killing a small animal with a stick. I think if you found a an animal that created art outside of a lab/research facility, I would be intrigued. Something like a chimp painting a gazelle or lion, or a bird recreating Gothic architecture.

~matthew.william~
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May I please see a painting of a gazelle or lion you have done along with the blueprints for your originally designed Gothic-style architecture.
 
matthew.william

matthew.william

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Khalila said:
May I please see a painting of a gazelle or lion you have done along with the blueprints for your originally designed Gothic-style architecture.
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Why? All I was saying that it's not impressive that an animal was conditioned to preform a task in a lab facility.

~matthew.william~
 
jamaesi

jamaesi

To Save A Lamb
matthew.william said:
Why? All I was saying that it's not impressive that an animal was conditioned to preform a task in a lab facility.

~matthew.william~
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Because if you're going to judge them by those tasks I would assume you would be able to accomplish them yourself.
 
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