LEARNING
BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING
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It could be used in discussing the usefulness of animal research
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It had ethical issues due to permanently damaging the cats
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It proved that their is no “sensitive period” for visual receptor development
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Cats were kept in total darkness and then exposed to only horizontal or vertical lines
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Detailed explanation-1: -Results: All the kittens were extremely visually impaired; they demonstrated no visual placing when brought up to a table top and had no startle response when an object was thrust towards them. However, their papillary reflexes were normal and they guided themselves mainly by touch.
Detailed explanation-2: -Blakemore and Cooper-ALDENHAM PSYCHOLOGY. Aims = To investigate the physiological and behavioural effects of a limited visual experience and whether brain plasticity occurs due to experiences rather than nature.
Detailed explanation-3: -What did Blakemore and Cooper conclude from the study? The changes in neurons in the visual cortex were the result not of degeneration but of brain plasticity, as neurons matched their sensitivity to the stimulation they received.