George Romanes Flashcards

Darwins heir

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Why was Romanes considered Darwins heir?

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Darwin gave him his notes in 1874. Romanes expanded these with anecdotal evidence and experimental results.

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What criteria did Romanes establish was needed to prove that an animal had a mind?

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It must have a nervous system.
Its behaviour must be sensitive to past experience (i.e. the organism shows capacity for ‘memory’ or ‘learning’ eg habituation)

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What was Romanes’ theory of evolution and how did that impact his consideration of mental capacity?

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Theorised linear evolution; you could therefore rate animal intelligence against species. Lamarckian inheritance also played a role in mental evolution - habits adopted by animals can be passed on to offspring.

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Explain recapitulation theory

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'’Ontogeny’ recapitulates ‘phylogeny’’
Means if you study the development of a foetus, you should gain insight into evolution. The same is implied for the study of child intellectual development and mental evolution.

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List Romanes’ hierarchy for emotive processes

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  • pleasure/pain
  • surprise/fear
  • parental affection
  • jealousy
  • sympathy
  • revenge
  • shame
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List Romanes’s hierarchy for cognitive processes

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  • memory
  • association by contiguity
  • communicating ideas
  • recognising pictures
  • understanding mechanisms
  • use of tools
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