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Comparative Cognition Flashcards

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1
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indicators of developed cognition

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use of tools

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cogniton of birds resembles that of

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primates

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cogniton of birds resembles that of

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primates

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first use of tools by humans

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Palaeothlic

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Which humans understood how to utulise platform depth and exterior platform angle?

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H heidelbergensis, H eretctus, neanderthals

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Lower Palaeothlic tools

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Chopper stones
flakes

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What happened to tools as the paleothic age progressed?

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tools became sharper

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the correlation of technological innervation with what characteristic is poorly understood?

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Brain size

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the correlation of technological innervation with what characteristic is poorly understood?

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Brain size

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10
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what aspect of the cortex is thought to contribute to cognition?

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gyri

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11
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why are human brains not as expected?

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larger than apes, neocortex larger than expected, more white matter

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12
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Encephalization quotient

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ratio between observed and predicted brain mass for an animal of a given size

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13
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human cognitive ability may be explained by

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relative size of cortical areas: increased relative size of neocortex. more neurons

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14
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how do primates and rodents differ in brain structure?

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primates alwaysc oncentrate larger numbers of neurons in the brain than rodents of a similar, or even larger,brain size, especially in the cerebral cortex

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15
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evolution of tools hows what progression?

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refined sharpening

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when did length of flint edge increase relative to its size

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pleistocene

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17
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flint thickness at its origin:

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platform depth

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exterior platoform angle:

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angle between the surface being hit and the surface of stone core being used to make the flake

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how can flakes be made with sharper edges?

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increasing the exterior platform angle

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20
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where can middle stone age tools be found?

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Jebel Irhoud

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21
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When did H. habilis and H. erectus make early Pleistocene stone flakes?

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1 million years ago

22
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describe the flakes made by H. habilis and H. erectus

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short working edge

23
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how were H.erectus, followed by H.heidelbergensis and then Neanderthals able to make tools shaper?

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understood how to manipulate exterior platform angle and platform depth

24
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How long ago was lower paleolitihic?

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2 to 1.3 million years ago

25
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When was the middle paleolithic?

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1.2 mil to 40 thousand years ago

26
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How long ago was the upper paleolithic?

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40 thousand to 8 thousand years ago

26
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How long ago was the upper paleolithic?

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40 thousand to 8 thousand years ago

27
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what was the trend in tool size through the paleothilic?

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increasing tool sharpness

28
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lower palaeolithic tools:

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chopper cores
flakes for cutting and scraping (33mm)

29
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Describe tools in the middle palaeolitihic:

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ranging in size: 5 to 9 inches long and

30
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Acheulean flakes and hand axe tracked back to when?

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middle palaeolithic

31
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length of tools in upper palaeolithic:

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long
facets to attach to spear (siberia)

32
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when were handpaintings and crafted figurines dated back to?

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Upper palaeolithic

33
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which brain regions in modern humans are larger than expected?

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cerebellum and neocortex

34
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how has skull morphology changes throughout human development

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flattening of the face, perhaps due to a large neocortex

35
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human encephalization factor

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0.7

36
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brain simalrities across mammals

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primary
somatosensory
visual
auditiory cortical areas

37
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how do human brains differ to that of other mammals?

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cortical areas have different relative sizes and locations

38
Q

the spare capacity hypothesis explains what?

A

enhanced human cognitive abilities

39
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how many neurons are in the cortex?

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16 billion

40
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is brain size a reliable indicator of neuron number?

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no

41
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why dont larger bodied primates have larger brains?

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energy to sustain more neurons too great

42
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whar event correlated with the emergence of Homo erectus/H. ergaster?

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use of fire

43
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why increased food processing efficieny required?

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time spent eating to comepnsate for energy use above that of viability curve (8hrs)

44
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when did H.erectus emerge?

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1.7 million years ago

45
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use of fire

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790,000 years ago (or perhaps 1.7 million years ago)

46
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Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel hominins

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habitual fire use

47
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expensive tissue hypothesis

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in order for brain to evolve in size, energy requirements of other tissues must be reduced

48
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how does cooking relate to expensive hypothesis?

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Cooking food meant that small jaws, teeth and gut required

49
Q

Evidence for cooking is inferred from…

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hearths that containanimal remains showing signsof being heat treated

50
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antibacterial herbs

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onion
oregano
sage
parsley
corrinader
fennel
basil

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