Psychological & Brain Sciences 391QQ - S-Animal Cognition
Fall
2023
01
3.00
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
83393
Morrill 1 N 347
The goal of this seminar is to provide an introduction to animal cognition. We will examine cognitive abilities in a variety of species, from invertebrates to nonhuman primates. Major topics to be discussed include: perception and attention, learning and memory, spatial representation, social cognition, tool-use, imitation and culture, communication and language, theory of mind, and the evolution of cognition.
Open to Senior and Junior Psychology majors only. Pre Req: PSYCH 241