Four aspects of humaniqueness

From the recent study of Harvard University, Marc Hauser, professor of psychology proposed four key aspects that differentiate human and animal thought.

(1) to combine and recombine different types of information and knowledge in order to gain new understanding

(2) to apply the same rule or solution to one problem to a different and new situation

(3) to create and easily understand symbolic representations of computation and sensory input

(4) to detach modes of thought from raw sensory and perceptual input

Animals have laser beam intelligence, in which a specific solution is used to solve a specific problem. But these solutions cannot be applied to new situations or to solve different kinds of problem.

On the other hand, humans have floodlight cognition that permits them to use thought processes in innovative ways and apply the solution of one problem to another situation.

"My comment": if you lack one of those mentioned skill, are you still being called a human? Indeed, everyone has different potential after he has trained in the right way by the right person. Napoleon could not have a victory over the British if he was not well-trained in French millatary school.

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