giant hattip to @dingding_peng
for the link!
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The same, clear result (i.e. an actual absence of a difference between chimpanzees and humans) has also been found under controlled settings (whrn both groups (!) are trained). See: https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/PBR.17.4.599 … and https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-02931-017 …
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"Was it also tested whether humans can remember numbers after similarly short flashes of these numbers (210ms if I remember correctly)?". Yes.
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"Was the same number of numerals-to-be-remembered-on-screen used?" Yes.
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By the way, none of this is to say that the original data "was false" - apes (as is expected) can indeed be trained and also were actually trained in the task. The data clearly showed this. What was false is the interpretation of the data. The claim of superiority was unwarranted
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It was unwarranted because the original paper did not control for the crucial factor here: level of training. Unfortunately, Pandora's box is opened and people see sth they can get excited about. Thats hard to stop.
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