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ZNFYRH · Dec 5, 2007, 08:29 am

Osborn had it right in Post #2, Prax.

Yes, that's what it would mean in that case.

But when you see G5 you actually hear the letter G and the number 5 in your head. You think about them for that split second.

A chimp doesn't.

I've been playing a game on the DS called Flash Focus and one of the games does just what this test does.

On the hardest level of the hardest difficulty, 10 numbers flash on the screen... literally flash... and you have to repeat the sequence.

I found that when I thought about the numbers... like tried to say to myself "one one three two six five nine four eight three" I would never remember them.

I had to let myself remember the shapes alone. I had to unlearn the instant application of context to what I was seeing.

Chimps don't have to do that. Our numbers are terribly simple to remember as shapes. Very simple. The chimps do that instinctively. We have to unlearn.

Dec 5, 2007, 08:29 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
ZNFYRH Volcanic Erupter Posts: 4,375	Osborn had it right in Post #2, Prax. Yes, that's what it would mean in that case. But when you see G5 you actually hear the letter G and the number 5 in your head. You think about them for that split second. A chimp doesn't. I've been playing a game on the DS called Flash Focus and one of the games does just what this test does. On the hardest level of the hardest difficulty, 10 numbers flash on the screen... literally flash... and you have to repeat the sequence. I found that when I thought about the numbers... like tried to say to myself "one one three two six five nine four eight three" I would never remember them. I had to let myself remember the shapes alone. I had to unlearn the instant application of context to what I was seeing. Chimps don't have to do that. Our numbers are terribly simple to remember as shapes. Very simple. The chimps do that instinctively. We have to unlearn. IT'S A BOY!!