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This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the Washoe project and argues it demonstrates cognitive abilities on the part of the chimpanzee. The second part defines hard science and argues Skinners operant conditioning experiments may be classified as hard science. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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as undervaluing the cognitive processes involved not only in the language and the repetition of language, which it is correct to assert as "an agreement between two parties regarding body
language or morphemes, phonemes, and syntax", but in its use and development. Washoe and other chimps have been observed developing new signs, and this is also argued as being behavioural.
However, if this line of reasoning is to be followed, it may be useful to draw a parallel; the example of a deaf child that learns so communicate is the
obvious parallel. The chimpanzees are taught in the same way as a deaf child, they learn the signs and the context, and the argument for behaviourist approaches would be
strong if the signs were only used in the contexts that they were learned (Hixson, 1998). To be seen as higher ion the cognitive scale the way that the
manage was used and evolved needs to be considered, which is not considered any further in the initial argument, other than the chimpanzees developed new signs. Cognition is defined as
"the mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired, including perception, intuition, and reasoning" (Dictionary.com, 2011). Other definition may also include the requirement of awareness. When deaf children learn
signing from a young age it may be argued that at first the process is behavioural, but during the process the child increasing their awards and perception of meaning which
leads to the use of language developing, creating sentences and showing an understanding beyond that taught (Hixson, 1998). Washoe also demonstrated this development of language use, not only in
create new signs, but in the way she used existing signs to create new meanings, when trying to communicate the word thermos, Washoe used the term metal cup drink. This
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