The site below will take you to a brief explanation of the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. Then you can take a short quiz on your understanding of the difference. Don't look at the answers until you finish the quiz! http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/induc/ind-ded.html Can animals (say, chimps) solve problems the way humans do? Read about Wolfgang Kohler's work (at the site below) with the problem-solving ability of animals, then decide for yourself-do animals have the ability to solve problems? http://elvers.stjoe.udayton.edu/history/history.asp?RURL=http://elvers.stjoe.udayton.edu/history/people/Kohler.html Researchers at the University of Iowa's Language Development Laboratory are raising some very interesting questions about how infants learn language. Click on the site below to get an overview of the work being done at the Lab, then develop a prioritized list of questions you would like to have answered about language development. What are your top three questions and why did you choose them? http://www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp/newman/indepth.html |