PSYC 720 (01) - Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition

Durham Liberal Arts::Psychology
Online Course Delivery Method: Online Synchronous
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 20 
Term:  Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
CRN:  16201
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
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.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 401 and PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and (PSYC 513 or PSYC 521) ) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA:: Neuroscience and Behavior||NEUROSCI LSA:: Neuroscience and Behavior||PSYCHOLOGY:: Psychology
Attributes:  Writing Intensive Course
Instructors:  Jan Tornick

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm ONLINE
12/11/2024 12/11/2024 W 3:30pm - 5:30pm ONLINE

Booklist

Book Details
COMPARATIVE COGNITION 15
by OLMSTEAD Required
ISBN
978110764831 9
PUBLISHER
CAMB