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before
Aristotle
3 Laws of Association
SimilarityOppositesContiguity
Descartes
2 Kinds of Behavior
Involuntary: ReflexesVoluntary: Will
Locke
Empirical Evidence
Blank SlateEducation:
virtuous character
healthy body
trained mind
Darwin
Evolution
Continuity of speciesNatural selection
Galton
Intelligence
Single entity (seen in everything)
Artificial selection (eugenics)
Romanes
Animal Intelligence
Antidotes about animalsIntelligence:
“to make new adjustments, or to modify old ones, in accordance with the results of its own individual experience.”
criticisms
Antidotes Are Not Science
Tend to exaggerate over timeReport only positive examplesNot easy to replicate
Clever Hans
Horses Read Body Language
Horses can’t solve math problemsOskar Pfunst: double-blind study
PsychLearning.com