70262 - Elements of Animal and Comparative Psychology.

Academic Year 2012/2013

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

    Also valid for 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 field 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 research.

Physiological aspects.

Readings/Bibliography

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

Teaching methods

traditional didactics.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Teaching tools

Projector, Overhead projector

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/faculty/vincenzo.natale

Office hours

See the website of Vincenzo Natale