Couldn't it be both, as per Edison's famous quote that his discoveries involved 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. She certainly "appears" very intelligent on the video. But don't we need to know more about the stages of learning involved before we can determine if the lock-picking behavior was a result of step-by-step learning or a result of a sudden flash of insight?
Joan [email protected] > A perfect opportunity for in-class (or online) debate/discussion. I would > assume that most students if shown the video would respond with: "Smart > horse!". So: is this an example of animal intelligence or as Joan > suggests "self-shaping"? Cognition vs. Behaviorism. > > Personally, the video reminded me of Thorndike's cats. > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > [email protected] > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Joan Warmbold <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Gary. An amusing story as well as a funny and impressive video >> showing a mare who has figured out how to open an amazing variety of >> locks. It was shaping but self-shaping of sorts. Apparently she >> enjoyed >> playing with things with her mouth from the get-go and soon progressed >> to >> fooling around with locks. Imagine that eureka moment when her 'fooling >> around with a lock' succeeded in opening it! Whether by intent or >> fortuitous, as Pasteur once said, "Chance favors the prepared mind!" >> >> Have a great Presidents' Day you all. >> >> Joan >> [email protected] >> >>> Okay, not exactly Clever Hans, but still cleverly shaped behavior. I am >>> not sure what kind of locks they are talking about here either. >>> >>> http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/02/houdini_horse_from_midland_is.html#incart_river >>> >>> >>> >>> G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D >>> Psychology@SVSU >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe click here: >>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=23754 >>> or send a blank email to >>> leave-23754-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >>> >> >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=23760 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-23760-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=23789 > or send a blank email to > leave-23789-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23807 or send a blank email to leave-23807-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
