Animal Psychology 2500-EN-F-238
Animal psychology is getting more and more interest, from various points of view. It is debated by philosophers, psychologists, and more recently by evolutionary biologists. From the Darwinian point of view, animal minds are products of long lasting evolutionary process. In the course of our meetings, we will travel across various approaches, theories and research papers, in order to figure out the contemporary views, controversies and proven facts, about the development, and evolution of various forms of animal minds. We will start from the instinctive mechanism, thru learning processes towards cognitive approach.
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Assessment criteria
Assessment is based on a short paper and a written exam at the end of the course. The exam makes up 50% of the final grade and the paper the other 50%. The exam consists of two open questions on the readings from the list marked as important with an "*". The answers are supposed not to exceed 150 words.
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