56424 - Elements of Animal and Comparative Psychology

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Applied cognitive psychology (cod. 0991)

Learning outcomes

The course intends to offer a synthetic view of actual knowledge in the filed of Etology. From an evolutionary point of view it will be examined the meaning of the animal and human behavior.

Course contents

Introductory notes.

Methods of recearch.

Physiological aspects.

Readings/Bibliography

Vallortigara G. (2000). Altre menti. Lo studio comparato della cognizione animale. Bologna: il Mulino.

Teaching methods

Traditional didactics.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Links to further information

http://servizi.psice.unibo.it/docenti/index.asp?pagina=scheda_docente_info.asp&IDdocente=69

Office hours

See the website of Vincenzo Natale