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How Animals Think and Feel: An Introduction to Non-Human Psychology

Autor Ken Cheng
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 oct 2016 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This highly accessible book explains key scientific findings in the areas of animal cognition, emotion, and behavior in easy-to-understand language.Why do dogs get separation anxiety? Can a chimpanzee recognize itself in a mirror? Do animals in a zoo get neurotic? Do animals actually have emotions, or are humans simply anthropomorphizing them? How Animals Think and Feel: An Introduction to Non-Human Psychology answers these interesting questions and many more in its examination of animal psychology-particularly non-human primates (our closest relatives) and companion animals (the animals with which we spend the most time).Readers will learn about the history of the study of animals as well as the methodologies and applications of animal research, examples of higher-level thought and problem solving in animals, learning and memory, emotion, and basic behaviors such as feeding and mating. Chapters examine specific animal species or groups in greater depth to address particular behaviors and discuss characteristic traits. The book also includes sidebars that offer additional high-interest, ready-reference content; a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further study; and a glossary of unfamiliar terms.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440837142
ISBN-10: 1440837147
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 10 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Presents debate sections that offer insights into current controversies and model critical thinking and argument development skills

Notă biografică

Ken Cheng, PhD, is professor of biological sciences at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

Cuprins

PrefaceChapter 1-IntroductionEvolutionScientific Study of Animal BehaviorTinbergen's Four WhysPART I: ANIMAL COGNITIONChapter 2-Sensory and Perceptual ProcessesTransductionRange of Sensory WorldsPerceptual OrganizationPerceptual ProcessesConclusionChapter 3-Basic LearningWhy Learn?Nonassociative LearningAssociative Learning: Classical ConditioningAssociative Learning: Operant ConditioningLatent LearningThe Misbehavior of Animals: Constraints on LearningConclusionChapter 4-Spatial Cognition and BehaviorPath IntegrationTerrestrial LandmarksGeometrySome Neurobiology of Spatial CognitionCognitive MapDebate: Do Insects Use Cognitive Maps?Global NavigationConclusionChapter 5-TimingCircadian ClocksArranging Behaviors in Circadian TimeInterval TimingMultiple Oscillators for TimingConclusionChapter 6-Numerical CognitionAnalog Magnitude System: Approximate CountsObject-Tracking System: One, Two, Three, Too ManyTraining Animals to CountConclusionChapter 7-EmotionsEmotions and MotivationEmotions in Comparative PerspectiveWhat about Emotions in Invertebrate Animals?Emotions, Consciousness, and EthicsConclusionChapter 8-Animal CommunicationSignals and CuesWide Range of SignalsFunctions of SignalsAttention SignalsCamouflage SignalsIdentity SignalsMimicryAggressive MimicrySignals of Quality: Sexual Selection at WorkAlarm Calls: Warning SignalsDebate: How Important Is the Actual Information Conveyed through Animal Communication?Cognitive Processes in CommunicationConclusionChapter 9-Complex CognitionPhysical CognitionEpisodic-Like MemoryProspective CognitionMetacognitionDebate: Do Animals Have Metacognition?Self-Recognition: The Mirror TestSocial LearningTheory of MindConclusionPART II: CASE STUDIES OF SELECTED ANIMALSChapter 10-HoneybeesEusocial LifestyleHoneybee CognitionColony Collapse: A Multifaceted SyndromeConclusionChapter 11-Jumping SpidersBest Arthropod EyesMyrmarachne: Ant-Mimicking Jumping SpidersPortia: Stalker Playing Mind GamesConclusionChapter 12-CephalopodsColeoid Nervous Systems: Embodied IntelligenceLearning in CephalopodsPlay in OctopusesSkin Coloration: Masters of DisguiseConclusionChapter 13-CorvidsClark's NutcrackersNew Caledonian CrowsWestern Scrub JaysConclusionChapter 14-ParrotsKeaAlex the African Grey ParrotConclusionChapter 15-DolphinsNumerical SenseTool UseCulturePlanning and Prospective CognitionCooperation and AltruismImitationArtificial "Language"ConclusionChapter 16-DogsWEIRD Human and WHOC DogsDomestication of the Dog: Coevolution of Uncertain OriginCanid Play and Wild JusticeSensitivity to HumansWord Learning in Two Dogs: A Record for NonprimatesConclusionChapter 17-Great ApesPrimates and Great Apes: Some Basic BiologyManual Skills and Clever ForagingBrain and Intelligence in PrimatesNim, Kanzi, and Ape LanguageNimKanziConclusionChapter 18-What about Humans?Brief SummaryWhat about Humans?Debate: What Is Special about Humans?GlossaryReferences and Other Interesting MaterialsAbout the Author and ContributorsIndex

Recenzii

Overall, this volume fills an important gap in the field by providing an approachable introduction to these topics for psychology students. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.