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How animals think and feel: an introduction to non-human psychology
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Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
English
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From the Book
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?
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9781440837159
9798216099130
9781440837142
9798216099130
9781440837142
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