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Do you think you're smarter than a chimpanzee?
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あなたはチンパンジーより賢いと思っていますか?
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短期記憶に関しては、大人の人間よりもチンパンジーの方が優れているという研究結果を、京都大学が発表しました。
Japanese scientists gave short-term memory tests to some young chimpanzees and to some adult humans. The scientists found that chimpanzees had a better memory.
This is surprising. Many people thought that humanbrains were better than chimpanzee brains in every way.
The tests were given to 12 human university students and three 5-year-old chimpanzees who had been taught the order of the numbers one to nine.
They saw nine numbers on a computer screen. When they touched a number, the other eight numbers turned into white squares. The test was to remember what the other numbers were and then to press the squares in the right order.
Ayumu, a chimpanzee, was the best at this test.
Ayumu and nine university students did a second test. In this test, five numbers appeared on the screen for less than a second. Then they were replaced by white squares. Again, the test was to press the squares in the right order.
Ayumu was best at this test, too. (AP)
Shukan ST: Dec. 21, 2007 (C) All rights reserved
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short-term memory 短期記憶
adult humans 大人のヒト
memory 記憶力
brains 脳
order 順番
nine numbers 9つの数字
touched 〜 〜に触れる
turned into 〜 〜に変わる
white squares 白い四角形
remember 〜 〜を覚える
what the other numbers were ほかの数字が何だったか
in the right order 正しい順番で
Ayumu アユム
less than 〜 〜以下
were replaced by 〜 〜に変わった
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