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Section one-Cognitive psychology
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- 1Milner et al (1957) Case study of HMDiagnosis: Patient with severe and frequent epilepsy. Seizures based in a brain structure called the hippocampus. In 1953 this part of the brain removed
Results: Operation reduced his epilepsy but led to memory loss. Able to form STMs but not LTMs. Episodic and semantic memory affected more than procedural. - 2Gardner and Gardner (1969) Teaching ASL to a chimpMethod: Washoe raised like human child and taught ASL
Results: End of 22nd month had learnt 34 signs.
Conclusion: Appeared to follow the same language development as in children. Learnt ASL at the same rate as a child similar age. Language acquisition seemed to require interaction and communication in everyday situations. Did not learn grammar.
Evaluation: Ethical- took away from wild and company of same species, External validity- cannot generalize to human children.
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