Findings and Conclusions: Gardener and Gardener
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- Created on: 28-05-12 17:34
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Findings:
- at the end of 7 months, washoe was able to use 4 signs and at the end of the overall 22 months, she was able to use 30 signs
- getting Washoe to imitate was very easy but it wasn't until the 16th month that the researchers had any control over her signing
- she would sometimes fail to use a sign in the correct context but this was overcome by repetition
- washoe's language development resembled that of a human infant in three ways:
- Differentiation: washoe used the sign 'flower' to represent odour for example, when she smelt cooking, the gardeners taught her a new sign for smell though occasionally…
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