How animals think and feel: an introduction to non-human psychology

ch.1. Introduction

Evolution

Scientific study of animal behavior

Tinbergen's four whys

pt. I. Animal cognition

ch.2. Sensory and perceptual processes

Transduction

Range of sensory worlds

Perceptual organization

Perceptual processes

Conclusion

ch.3. Basic learning

Why learn?

Nonassociative learning

Associative learning: classical conditioning

Associative learning: operant conditioning

Latent learning

The misbehavior of animals: constraints on learning

Conclusion

ch.4. Spatial cognition and behavior

Path integration

Terrestrial landmarks

Geometry

Some neurobiology of spatial cognition

Cognitive map: Debate: do insects use cognitive maps?

Global navigation

Conclusion

ch.5. Timing

Circadian clocks

Arranging behaviors in Circadian time

Interval timing

Multiple oscillators for timing

Conclusion

ch.6. Numerical cognition

Analog magnitude system: approximate counts

Object-tracking system: one, two, three, too many

Training animals to count

Conclusion

ch.7. Emotions

Emotions and motivation

Emotions in comparative perspective

What about emotions in invertebrate animals?

Emotions, consciousness, and ethics

Conclusion

ch.8. Animal communication

Signals and cues

Wide range of signals

Functions of signals: Attention signals ; Camouflage signals ; Identity signals ; Mimicry ; Aggressive mimicry ; Signals of quality: sexual selection at work ; Alarm calls: warning signals ; Debate: how important is the actual information conveyed through animal communication?

Cognitive processes in communication

Conclusion

ch.9. Complex cognition

Physical cognition

Episodic-like memory

Prospective cognition

Metacognition: Debate: do animals have metacognition?

Self-recognition: the mirror test

Social learning

Theory of mind

Conclusion

pt. II. Case studies of selected animals

ch.10. Honeybees

Eusocial lifestyle

Honeybee cognition

Colony collapse: a multifaceted syndrome

Conclusion

ch.11. Jumping spiders

Best arthropod eyes

Myrmarachne: ant-mimicking jumping spiders

Portia: stalker playing mind games

Conclusion

ch.12. Cephalopods

Coleoid nervous systems: embodied intelligence

Learning in cephalopods

Play in octopuses

Skin coloration: masters of disguise

Conclusion

ch.13. Corvids

Clark's nutcrackers

New Caledonian Crows

Western Scrub Jays

Conclusion

ch.14. Parrots

Kea

Alex the African Grey Parrot

Conclusion

ch. 15. Dolphins

Numerical sense

Tool use

Culture

Planning and prospective cognition

Cooperation and altruism

Imitation

Artificial "language"

Conclusion

ch.16. Dogs

WEIRD human and WHOC dogs

Domestication of the dog: coevolution of uncertain origin

Canid play and wild justice

Sensitivity to humans

Word learning in two dogs: a record for nonprimates

Conclusion

ch.17. Great apes

Primates and great apes: some basic biology

Manual skills and clever foraging

Brain and intelligence in primates

Nim, Kanzi, and ape language: Nim ; Kanzi

Conclusion

ch.18. What about humans?

Brief summary

What about humans?: Debate: what is special about humans?