Matt> This is not innate. Babies don't recognize that when an object Matt> is hidden from view that it still exists.
As Ben pointed out, this is not quite right. Extremely young babies display surprise when events are presented to them that would be surprising once you know about objects. However, having some structure that knows about objects isn't quite the same thing as understanding everything I do about objects, and being able to reason from this in various ways. Hence my question in other email, what exactly is meant in saying Novamente learns "object permanence". Matt> Bees cannot learn. Bees are wicked good learners. Presented with a new type of flower, an individual bee might take quite some time to collect the pollen from it. After a few goes at them, its vastly more efficient. They also learn mental maps of their vicinity, landmarks, etc. Bees can also learn interesting concepts like "same" and "different". They learn these after only a handful of trials, making it seem they already have wicked good bias built in on the subject. Once learned, they immediately transfer the concept across sensory modalities. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=303
