Animal Cognition
Durham
Liberal Arts :: Psychology
Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Credits: 4.0
Term: Summer 2023 - Summer Session III (06/05/2023 - 07/28/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Summer 2023 - Summer Session III (06/05/2023 - 07/28/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 70749
CRN: 70749
Do animals use language or have a culture? Can birds count? Do animals use tools and understand how they function? How do ants navigate their environment to find food and then return to their nest? How animals perceive, attend to, process, store, and represent information from their environment. Research on animal learning and behavior as a framework for investigating cognitive processes in animal learning. Quantitative versus qualitative nature of differences between people and non-human animals. Multidisciplinary approach including the fields of anthropology, physiology, philosophy and biology. Prereq: PSYC 401; PSYC 402; PSYC 502; PSYC 513 or PSYC 521; or permission. Writing intensive.
Campuses not allowed in section: CPS Online
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Brett Gibson
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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6/5/2023 | 7/28/2023 | Hours Arranged | ONLINE |
Additional Course Details:
Booklist
Book | Details |
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COMPARATIVE COGNITION
(15)
by OLMSTEAD Required
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