astronomy

Mary Lee Jensvold

Mary Lee Jensvold is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mary Lee Jensvold rather than just read about it. In short: Mary Lee Jensvold is a senior lecturer at Central Washington University. She was the Director of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) located on the campus of Central Washington University.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Mary Lee Jensvold is a senior lecturer at Central Washington University. She was the Director of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) located on the campus of Central Washington University. CHCI was the home of the chimpanzee Washoe and four other chimpanzees who use the signs of American Sign Language to communicate with one another and their human caregivers. Jensvold studies communication and other behaviors in chimpanzees. She had been working with Washoe and her family since 1986. In 1985 she received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Oregon, in 1989 a M.S. in Experimental Psychology from Central Washington University, and in 1996 a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. She specializes in ethological studies of great apes, animal intelligence, communication, and language. Her studies include chimpanzee conversational skills, imaginary play in chimpanzees, and environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees. She is currently associate director at Fauna Foundation. Previously, she was Senior Lecturer in the Primate Behavior and Ecology Program and the Anthropology Department at Central Washington University. She also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).

See also Loulis Deborah Fouts Roger Fouts Koko

References

External links http://www.cwu.edu/anthropology/mary-lee-jensvold Jensvold official website at CWU http://www.cwu.edu/anthropology/sites/cts.cwu.edu.anthropology/files/documents/jensvold%20vita%207-18.pdf Jensvold official CV Friends of Washoe Central Washington University - Primate Behavior & Ecology Program Central Washington University - Anthropology Department

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mary Lee Jensvold

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mary Lee Jensvold claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mary Lee Jensvold before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mary Lee Jensvold ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mary Lee Jensvold

In research: Mary Lee Jensvold appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mary Lee Jensvold in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mary Lee Jensvold is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Animal communication, Animal intelligence, Central Washington University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mary Lee Jensvold outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Mary Lee Jensvold matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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