Durham
Liberal Arts :: Psychology
PSYC 720 (01) - Animal Cognition
Animal Cognition
Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous
Credits: 4.0
Term: Summer 2024 - Summer Session III (06/03/2024 - 07/26/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Summer 2024 - Summer Session III (06/03/2024 - 07/26/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 70419
CRN: 70419
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)
Campuses not allowed in section: CPS Online
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Instructors: Brett Gibson
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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6/3/2024 | 7/26/2024 | Hours Arranged | ONLINE |