![]() ![]() Set the chick free from her watching position allowing her to look behind the screen of her choice. Record which screen she looks behind first. Remember, the chick could see the object move across the room, but she still couldn’t see the objects behind the screens. Note: we still have 5 objects in total (2+3=5). Now, there are 2 objects behind the right screen (3-1=2) and 3 objects behind the left screen (2+1 = 3). ![]() Then they moved one object from behind the right screen to behind the left screen. They didn’t use kitchen pots in their experiment. They used small yellow plastic rounded objects. Ever eaten a Kinder Surprise egg before? You know that plastic capsule in the middle that could house a toy car, plane or something with plastic pieces you can build? They used those yellow capsules. Mighty fine example of upcycling. The screens were opaque, so the chick could see them put the objects behind the screen, but once behind the screen, the objects were out of view. They put 3 objects behind the right screen and 2 behind the left screen (3+2 = 5). Step 2: Put five objects behind the screens. How do you make a chick do this? They kept the chick in a box so she couldn’t leave and they made one wall of the box glass so she could see the two screens. Step 1: Get a chick to look at two screens. How do we know?Ī study conducted in Italy showed that chicks can add and subtract using numbers smaller than five. The study was conducted by researchers from the Centre for Mind/Brain Sciences at the University of Trento and the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padova. The researchers were: Rosa Rugani, Laura Fontanari, Eleonora Simoni, Lucia Regolin and Giorgio Vallortigara. Okay.only simple math, but math nonetheless.
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