B6 - Learning Skills And Behavior Flashcards
Simpler animals are less adaptable because…
They have less flexible nervous systems. This makes their behaviour less predictable.
Some pathways need to be strengthened by a certain point before it is…
Too late.
How do we learn speech and language ?
From hearing others. This needs to be done during a critical period or else it is too late.
How do feral children act as proof that learning needs to be done during a critical point…
200 years ago, in Aveyvon, a feral boy who was 12 was discovered who was raised by wolves. Despite receiving teaching, he never learned how to speak.
Which girl proved that the critical point for learning to speak is by 10?
An eight year old girl was discovered who was unable to speak. With doctors, she obtained more vocabulary, but never understood grammar.
The cerebral cortex is the..
Outer part of the brain.
The cerebral cortex is of a …
Folded structure.
The brain consists of neurones that are all…
Interconnected.
As the neurones in the brain are interconnected, this means…
The brain can modify behaviour from experience and coordinate complicated behaviour such as speech.
The brain of a newborn is…
Only partly developed. Most neurone connections have not yet formed. The brain becomes more develops with each experience.
Complex animals are adaptable because of…
The trillions of pathways they own.
